Meats & Animal Products
Caracoles
For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Meats & Animal Products
For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.
Prepared Foods
Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.
Drinks
The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
Drinks
This French fortified wine is left outside for a year, aging amid rain and swinging temperatures.
Drinks
When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.
Meats & Animal Products
"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Fruits & Vegetables
The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.
Gastro
The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
Sweets
A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Sweets
This classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and tastes like perfume.
Ingredients & Condiments
Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
Meats & Animal Products
As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.