The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.

These bird-shaped cakes once fueled miners in Japan's Fukuoka region.

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.

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

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

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.

A now-shuttered Missouri drive-in brought local acclaim to patties topped in peanut butter.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.

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

These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”

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