Foods Scriv Has Tried

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.

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

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

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

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

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.