Sweets
Pączki
These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.
Fruits & Vegetables
The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Sweets
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Sweets
The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Sweets
Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
Sweets
The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Drinks
Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Ingredients & Condiments
Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Drinks
The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Sweets
The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.
Meats & Animal Products
In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.