Foods toniamonkey Wants to Try

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.

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

A distinctive herb named after a First Lady.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

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

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

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

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.

Revelers roast wieners and “witches” at this annual Czech festival.

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

It's what you order when you're a Christian pilgrim at the Sea of Galilee.

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

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.

The rare, cave-aged Turkish cheese is one of the last vestiges of a dying cheese-making tradition.

Near the exit of an old souk, a small shop has been making gourd-based goodies for generations.

The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

This chocolate-flavored superfood falls from the Australian Acacia bush.