Foods shamblalex Has Tried

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

Take the name of this street treat literally.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

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

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.