One of the best aspects about traveling is the food; each country is home to a wide array of culturally unique dishes composed of ingredients ranging from the standard stuff you keep in your own pantry, to spices and sauces you’ve never heard of. There are television shows dedicated to the different meals people make for dinner across the globe. But if you are someone who never forgets to ask for the dessert menu after a meal, you’re probably thinking- what comes after dinner? These delicious sweet treats will make you want to hop on a plane to Europe for some serious indulging.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

This scrumptious dessert is a British classic, consisting of a spongy cake made with dates drizzled in warm toffee sauce. With just the right amount of sweetness packed into one moist cake, you’ll find it irresistible, and might have to engage in an internal battle to get yourself to lay down the spoon. If you are ever in England, it is definitely a must-have.

Chocolate Guinness Cake

If you’ve been living with the notion that Irish food is bland, you’ll change your mind after a bite of this cake. While beer and sour cream may not be the most orthodox ingredients to include in a dessert, when combined with dark cocoa they help form a velvety cake that will melt in your mouth and have you asking for more.

Floating Island

Moving away from the heavier cakes and pastries, this dessert is the perfect light finish to a filling meal. Cleverly named for its appearance, this dish is made up of meringue floating atop vanilla custard, or a créme anglaise, as it is called in France. The entire dish uses only milk, eggs, vanilla, and sugar, making it the perfect dessert for those moments when you feel stuffed but could still go for some dessert. These simple ingredients certainly don’t keep this French favorite from packing some serious flavor.

Tarta de Santiago

Simply put, this Spanish dessert is an almond cake with subtle-to-strong hints of orange and lemon throughout. However, the dish itself has a deeper meaning. To the people of Spain, it is more than just a dessert. Named after Saint James, this cake holds religious significance and often includes a cross decoration on its surface. If you ever find yourself wandering the streets of Spain, do yourself a favor and stop by a local pastry shop for a slice of this heavenly dessert.

Vanillekipferl

This crescent-shaped cookie made with nuts and coated in vanilla sugar have made their way from Austria to the shelves of local bakeries across the US. You may have actually spotted it once or twice on a visit to a pastry shop, but the complexity of the name makes its title difficult to remember. One thing you won’t forget is the mouthwatering bite of this tiny pastry- the crunchiness of the nuts, the chewy texture of the cookie, and the sweet coating of sugar.  This cookie will be lingering on your mind long after you’ve licked all the crumbs off your plate.