Foods thomasvanderkruis Has Tried

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

A radish scramble gets lost in translation.

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

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.

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

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

These “drowning” pickled sausages may be named for their appearance or their inventor's untimely demise.

In Czechia, a foamy beer is a sweet and creamy treat.

The pungent pickled cheese is a popular Czech bar snack.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

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

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.

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.

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

This decadent schnitzel stuffed with clotted cream is named after the leader of Serbia's fight for independence.

Cream, eggs, and pork drippings combine in the ultimate Serbian bread bowl.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.