This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

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

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.

This Brazilian soup might make your mouth numb.

To make this hot sauce, first remove the poison.

This Argentinian cookout involves grilling an entire cow.

Pair a Brazilian confection with a sweet South African liqueur, and a unique treat is born.

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

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

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

This fruit can also count as dessert.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.