Gastro
Doing a Vermouth
In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.
Prepared Foods
This Cape Town sandwich is as extravagant as a certain literary character.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Prepared Foods
Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Sweets
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Drinks
Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Sweets
No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Gastro
The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Sweets
These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.
Fruits & Vegetables
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
Prepared Foods
A radish scramble gets lost in translation.
Prepared Foods
These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.