Foods thehaphazardtraveler Has Tried

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

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

The original energy bar.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

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

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

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

No visit to the ruins of Ayutthaya is complete without this candy floss crepe.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.

A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.