Foods tamarayankovich Has Tried

The Dutch drinking ritual begins with a glass of genever and ends with a “little head-butt.”

To become an honorary Newfie, eat bologna, kiss a frozen cod, swear an oath, and shoot rum.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.

The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.

In Ibi, “the Floured Ones” use food, face paint, and firecrackers to stage a commemorative coup.

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Whipping snow, seal oil, and berries into a frosty treat takes a very deft hand.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

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

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

A traditional Cornish pie that—ARE THOSE FISH HEADS COMING OUT OF THE TOP?!

Jamaica's spicy goat soup is also an aphrodisiac.

It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.

Only in Albany do people dip in raspberry sauce.

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.