Sweets
Yule Log Cake
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Prepared Foods
In this Hungarian campfire treat, roasted pork fat coats slices of bread in decadent drippings.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
Ingredients & Condiments
You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Prepared Foods
This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Sweets
Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.
Sweets
This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.
Drinks
A seasonal Hungarian spritzer has a language all its own.
Sweets
This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.
Sweets
The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.
Prepared Foods
This haggis-meatloaf mashup is a Romanian Easter classic.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Sweets
These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Drinks
Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.