Foods ximocas Has Tried

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

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

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

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

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.