Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.

Every July, a seaside town pays homage to its local mollusks with eating contests, a marine-themed parade, and plenty of fresh seafood.

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

Captured on Cambodian rice plantations, the rodents make savory roadside snacks.

A popular Slovenian fast-food joint doesn't specialize in beef.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.

Only the happiest married couples can win this huge piece of bacon.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.

England's annual event features relays, trebuchets, and Russian egg roulette.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

No traditional East Ender meal is complete without pie, mashed potatoes, and gelatinous river creatures.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

In Icelandic cuisine, few things are more traditional than half a sheep's head.

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.

Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.

Five producers in one English seaside town use historic chimneys to cold-smoke salmon and haddock overnight.