Foods Susie Armitage Has Tried

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

The dessert that's also a meal.

The Soviet-Korean carrot salad is a sweet-and-sour testament to a diaspora's resilience.

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?