Ingredients & Condiments
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Ingredients & Condiments
Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.
Sweets
This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Prepared Foods
Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.
Ingredients & Condiments
This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.
Sweets
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Sweets
The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.
Gastro
To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.
Sweets
The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
Ingredients & Condiments
Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Prepared Foods
Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Fruits & Vegetables
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
Drinks
This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.