Gastro
Twelve Grapes
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Sweets
On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.
Fruits & Vegetables
The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Sweets
This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
Sweets
Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.