Gastro
Burns Supper
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Drinks
The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
Prepared Foods
Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Sweets
On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.
Ingredients & Condiments
Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Prepared Foods
This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
Sweets
A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
Sweets
These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
Sweets
This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Prepared Foods
Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
Prepared Foods
These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
Sweets
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.