Sweets
Chocolate Letters
In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Prepared Foods
This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Prepared Foods
Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
Prepared Foods
The true Mongolian barbecue.
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Sweets
Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.
Prepared Foods
This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Prepared Foods
This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
Sweets
This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.
Prepared Foods
These beloved Indonesian chips are actually flattened, fried seeds.
Meats & Animal Products
It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
Drinks
This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.
Sweets
After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.
Drinks
A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.
Ingredients & Condiments
This rare, smoky chile grows only in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca.
Sweets
This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.
Drinks
A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.
Drinks
Small Haitian distilleries are producing some of the purest rum in the world.
Ingredients & Condiments
Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.
Ingredients & Condiments
These Southeast Asian legumes are famed for their lasting funk and deliciously nutty flavor.
Drinks
This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.