Foods Sam O'Brien Wants to Try

In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

These rare traditional dumplings are as big as a plate.

In the '90s, fruit burgers almost took over American school lunches.

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

Sabering champagne doesn’t hold a candle to this method of cracking open wine bottles with red-hot iron.

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

The German auto maker’s “part no. 199 398 500 A” is a pack of sausages.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

This fruit either burns your throat or tastes like a tropical medley.

The original cheeseburger, hold the beef patty.

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.

In Thai lore, these fried hard-boiled eggs are a delicious warning for a misbehaving husband.

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.