Foods Runar Has Tried

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.