Gastro
Koliva
Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
Gastro
A sweet and simple pudding traditionally made in a joyous, spring ritual.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Sweets
The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Sweets
This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
Sweets
The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
Sweets
The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Prepared Foods
Cream, eggs, and pork drippings combine in the ultimate Serbian bread bowl.
Gastro
The Dutch drinking ritual begins with a glass of genever and ends with a “little head-butt.”
Meats & Animal Products
These woolly pigs produce the “Kobe beef of pork.”
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Sweets
Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.
Drinks
The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
Drinks
Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
Prepared Foods
In this Hungarian campfire treat, roasted pork fat coats slices of bread in decadent drippings.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Prepared Foods
This decadent schnitzel stuffed with clotted cream is named after the leader of Serbia's fight for independence.
Sweets
These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
Prepared Foods
This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Prepared Foods
Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.