Prepared Foods
Cornish Pasty
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
Prepared Foods
Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
Sweets
This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Prepared Foods
Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Sweets
This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Prepared Foods
Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
Ingredients & Condiments
This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
Drinks
Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.
Drinks
This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.
Drinks
Make like a 19th-century Belgian miner and cool off with this refreshing ale.
Meats & Animal Products
That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.
Prepared Foods
New Haven's signature pie combines staples from Rhode Island and Naples.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Sweets
A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
Drinks
Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.
Drinks
When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Drinks
Saison dell'Aragosta is made with tasty Maine lobster.