Gastro
Borsok
Kyrgyzstan’s fried dough marks special occasions and "feeds" the dead.
Foods Roseparis Has Tried
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Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
Chunches
In the Turpan desert, wind-trapping structures turn grapes into raisins.
Drinks
Yak Butter Tea
It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.
Drinks
Palm Wine
It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
Gastro
Snake Wine
The traditional Chinese medicine can also be deadly.
Ingredients & Condiments
Chili Wood
Add a splinter of this vine to your meal for a tongue-numbing kick.
Fruits & Vegetables
Stinging Nettles
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Drinks
Kumis
Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
Sweets
Knickerbocker Glory
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Ingredients & Condiments
Chicken of the Woods
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Fruits & Vegetables
Pimientos de Padrón
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Drinks
Green Chartreuse
Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
Drinks
Lindisfarne Mead
The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
Drinks
Wassail
This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.
Fruits & Vegetables
Marsh Samphire
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
