Foods tschmith Has Tried

With no trees left to burn, Icelanders turned to sheep dung for meat-smoking.

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.

Without salt or refrigeration, early residents of the Faroe Islands preserved their mutton with the cold wind.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

These cake-laden tables fueled community meetings that helped bring Southern Jutland back into Denmark.

The key to this colorful holiday sandwich is extra-crispy pork skin.

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

Once a year, communities on the tiny island gather to preserve the art of making licorice-flavored apple butter.

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

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

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

This German comfort food unites earthbound potatoes with apples from above.

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

The German auto maker’s “part no. 199 398 500 A” is a pack of sausages.

Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.

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