An industry run almost entirely by women is developing new sustainable methods to harvest this highly coveted riverbed salt.

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.

In the desert of La Guajira, Colombia, locally grown cowpeas hold spiritual meaning for the Wayúu tribe.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

These cake-laden tables fueled community meetings that helped bring Southern Jutland back into Denmark.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

A veal-based sausage that survived a royal beef ban.

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.