Foods tessadruijff Has Tried

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

With this Dutch liqueur, you can now drink licorice.

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

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

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

The rarest oysters come from the bottom of the sea at the end of the earth.

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

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.

In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.

This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.

You put the grater in the coconut...

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”