Ingredients & Condiments
Maggi Seasoning
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Sweets
These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Drinks
Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.
Gastro
A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
Prepared Foods
This chewable Indian digestive soothes stomachs, freshens breath, and might give you cancer.
Drinks
South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
Prepared Foods
The nut goes from oak tree to savory, sesame-topped side in a matter of days.
Ingredients & Condiments
These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
Meats & Animal Products
From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Prepared Foods
The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Fruits & Vegetables
The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
Gastro
These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Sweets
In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
Prepared Foods
Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Sweets
This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.