Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

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

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.

Created in Rome's Jewish ghetto, the fried artichokes herald spring.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

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

A circle of South Dakota towns specializes in these fried meat cubes.

Oklahoma City's signature cocktail calls for a frosty mug, a shot of amaretto, Coors Light, and orange juice.

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

You might not even see the meat beneath this pile of potato chips, sauce, and quail eggs.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

The stinky, simple classic is still served at select Wisconsin taverns.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.