Foods sontaron Has Tried

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

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

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

Satisfy your midnight munchies with this Franken-feast out of St. Louis, Missouri.

A sweet-and-sour fruit soup from Iran makes for a comforting one-pot meal.

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

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

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

Once an important Silk Road stop, a fortified Uzbek city specializes in bright green noodles.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

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

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

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

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

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

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

A “pool of beans” makes a hearty breakfast in Johor, Malaysia.