Drinks
Irn-Bru
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Sweets
Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.
Fruits & Vegetables
Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.
Prepared Foods
Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.
Sweets
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
Prepared Foods
Beneath a blanket of peanut flour and cilantro, this Taiwanese street pop hides a savory surprise.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.
Ingredients & Condiments
These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
Sweets
To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.
Fruits & Vegetables
The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Prepared Foods
The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.
Fruits & Vegetables
On Day of the Dead, garlands of the tiny, apple-flavored fruit serve as offerings to the deceased.
Ingredients & Condiments
Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.
Drinks
Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.
Prepared Foods
A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.
Prepared Foods
On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.
Drinks
We can thank coconuts for this lesser-known tropical moonshine.
Fruits & Vegetables
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
Meats & Animal Products
This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.