Gastronomy

Strawberry Harvest and Fête de la Fraise
Sweet festivals in beautiful old villages are a sign of spring

Exotic Fruits Season
Lychees, passionfruits, jackfruits, muskmelons – gifts from Madagascar unsparing summer

Patterson Apricot Fiesta
Check out a long-standing tradition of the Apricot Capital of the World

Pain, Amour et Chocolat
If you have a great love affair with chocolate, you have to visit Bread, Love, and Chocolate Fair in Antibes for the Valentine's Day weekend

Papaya
Don't miss the chance to try various desserts with papaya, or just eat it fresh

Akutaq
Berries mixed with dried fish, walrus tallow, and reindeer fat—sounds strange? Alaskans don’t think so

Ramadan
When in Rome, do as the Romans do; and when in Jordan, do as the Jordanians do

Cloudberry
Whoever dares to pick up unripe cloudberries risks to be punished by law for wasting precious Arctic Gold

Feijoa
The juicy seeds-filled feijoa flesh is excellent when raw, but also good in puddings, pies and jams

Cowberries or Tyttebær
Sweet but sharp-flavored cowberry jam is traditionally served with meat

Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival
Fall in love with strawberries at this family-friendly event

Breadfruit (Buen Pan)
You will easily recognize it by its green and spiky exterior

Sweet Osmanthus in Bloom
These fragrant flowers symbolize the flavor of autumn and are used in various food products

Lúcuma
Food adventurers should definitely try it raw, but it is more common in a range of desserts

Turkish Sticky Ice Cream (Dondurma)
A Turkish ice-cream man is a kind of a troll—you'll be involved in a lasting trick show until he finally hands you the treat

Aşure or Noah’s Pudding
On the tenth day of Muharram, every Turkish household is preoccupied with cooking Aşure,—imitating the dish the very Noah once cooked in his ark at the Mount of Ararat

Berry Season
Treat yourself to delicious deserts with pieces of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries

Red and Black Currants or Rips and Solbær
A small portion of this berry sauce is sufficient to make a regular vanilla ice-cream taste heavenly good

Castagnaccio
When on the lookout for something sweet, help yourself to a slice of chestnut cake

Passion Fruit (Maracuja)
Originally from America, passion fruit is loved in Madeira

The Thirteen Christmas Desserts
The sweetest Provençal tradition—lei tretze dessèrts

Shoki Shoki (Rambutan)
Exotic fruit which captivates with its sweet and fragrant taste

Ayva (Quince) Season
A fruit that is believed to have originated in Anatolia comes in lots of varieties and boasts a wide use in Turkish cuisine

Easter Food
You make know Easter bread and Italian panettone but how about trying dove cake or a rustic pizza?

Mézeskalács or Honey Biscuits
Sweet honey delicacies for a sweet Hungarian Christmas or St. Valentine's Day

Tuno or Prickly Pear
Amazing cactus fruits that can make a great dessert or tasty ice-cream

Sufganiyot
Traditional Jewish doughnuts are the sweetest reason to visit Israel for Hanukkah

Apple Season
Traditional apple scones, pies and scrumbles are the highlights of this delicious season

Speculoos (Speculaas)
Thin and crispy Belgian cookies for St. Nickolas’ Day

Tallinn Coffee Festival
Witness the magic of coffee at this one-of-a-kind festival

Suman
Check out Filipino desserts, starting with a special rice cake called suman

Tanghulu (Bingtanghulu)
The taste of Tanghulu and loud street cries of street vendors revive childhood memories in the minds of old Beijingers

Mona de Pascua
Delicious Easter cakes that are given by godparents to their godchildren

Khao Nom Kok or Lao Coconut Cakes
Delicious and part of an ancient legend these coconut cakes are truly irresistible!

Soursop Season
Soursop is a tropical fruit, a source of vitamins, and a ruthless cancer fighter!

Loukoumades
Fill your mouth with sweet doughnuts or stick them to the roof on Epiphany

Kuih Muih
Thanks to their moderate sweet, you may taste a great variety of colored chewy desserts at one time

Blackberries
Get a taste of Ireland's most favourite blackberries and seasonal desserts with them

Christmas Foods
The magic of Christmas wouldn't be complete without all these delicious treats which give the holiday a very special charm

Mooncakes
Local bakers engage in an unofficial competition for the best mooncake—do them a favour and go mooncake crawling

Kourampiedes (Kourabiethes)—Greek Christmas Butter Cookies
During Christmas vacation in Greece, try these delicious traditional butter cookies which look like small snowballs

Christmas Cake
Jamaican Christmas is considered to be incomplete without its traditional rum cake

Christmas Desserts & Sweets
Christmas is a time to taste Argentina's delicious food—especially sweet treats

Christmas Treats
If you visit Goa during Christmas time, it is a must to try special local sweets and enjoy some new flavours

Orange Marmalade
One of the best treats of Seville, usually home-made in every house

Christmas Cake
Sweet fruits with a bit of brandy under delicious frosting and a cute marzipan decoration—all in one in the Christmas Cake

Gozinaki
Traditionally New Year's treat, gozinaki will make the celebration even sweeter

Christmas Food
Try Tuscany Christmas dainties once – and you will want to spend another Christmas there

Lekach
Israeli sweetest cake that will bring you joyfulness and prosperity for the following year

Guava or Goiaba
The dessert called "Romeo and Juliette" made of guava will help you understand what a perfect combination really means

Christmas Desserts: Multekrem, Riskrem, Marzipan Christmas Pig
Soft and creamy vanilla-flavored puddings topped with fruit preserves that melt in your mouth. These desserts are a must try during the holidays