Foods Wendy Jones Has Tried

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

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

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

During Lent in Venezuela, the world's largest rodent becomes a “fish.”

This curry-on-the-go hails from South Africa.

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

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

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.