Foods Tao Tao Holmes Has Tried

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

Chilies and cheese combine in Bhutan's incredibly spicy specialty.

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.

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

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.

These clear cakes house intricate scenes of fish, flowers, and more.