Foods wassupmowen Has Tried

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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

Musk sticks have been likened to "the smell of old ladies at the bus stop ... ”

Sweets

Musk Sticks

This classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and tastes like perfume.

A pot of boiled nettles means savory greens and earthy tea.

Fruits & Vegetables

Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

Step one: Bite off opposite corners of the biscuit.

Gastro

Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

Do you want some hundreds-and-thousands on your bread?

Sweets

Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

Finger Lime

Fruits & Vegetables

Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

A close-up of lamprey meat.

Meats & Animal Products

Lamprey

A prehistoric sea monster sucks blood, then gets cooked in its own.

Ortiguillas de mar, with sea salt.

Prepared Foods

Fried Sea Anemone

On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.

Heaven and Earth

Prepared Foods

Heaven and Earth

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

Berliner weisse, flavored with green woodruff syrup. (Yes, that's a child in a mug on the brewery's logo.)

Drinks

Berliner Weisse

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.