There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

This sweet, slender eggplant grows only in a Greek valley.

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

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

When Ukrainian immigrants embraced a local crop, a sweet prairie perogy was born.

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.

Pennsylvanians come out in droves for this pre-Lent delicacy.

These rare traditional dumplings are as big as a plate.

The Ukrainian wedding bread is so beautiful, it's displayed near the altar.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.

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

A dwindling number of brewers still make this tapioca alcohol.

A uniquely Texan take on Chartreuse.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

This velvety, vintage treat still has a fan base in Maryland.

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

This century-old New Orleans treat is still sold from a mule-drawn cart.

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

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

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