Foods thistleconvict Has Tried

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.

These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

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

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

One of Scotland’s quirkier sports involves tossing stuffed sheep stomachs.

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.

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

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

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

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.