Foods TravelGal Has Tried

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

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

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

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

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

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

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

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

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

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

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

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

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.