These spud showdowns are highly-anticipated events at tuber-focused festivals in the United States.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.