Foods rykinu Has Tried

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

A bit of the past bubbles up in Israel's reinvention of its classic summer sipper.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.