Prepared Foods
Zelnik
This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Prepared Foods
For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Prepared Foods
This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Prepared Foods
New Haven's signature pie combines staples from Rhode Island and Naples.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Drinks
Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Prepared Foods
The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Drinks
Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
Drinks
A sacred alcoholic drink made from chewed and fermented yuca.
Prepared Foods
Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
Sweets
These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Meats & Animal Products
In the Philippines, fertilized duck eggs are savory snacks.
Gastro
These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.
Prepared Foods
In Myanmar, fermented tea leaves make a tangy, caffeinated salad.
Fruits & Vegetables
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.