This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

On the island of Mallorca, locals celebrate their viticulture with parades, grape-stomping contests, and a massive fruit fight.

This Spanish city gears up for Lent with a massive meringue fight.

Every autumn, Valencians celebrate their love by giving handkerchiefs filled with decorated marzipan treats.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

In Ibi, “the Floured Ones” use food, face paint, and firecrackers to stage a commemorative coup.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

After the giant food fight is over, fire trucks are needed to hose down the sauce-filled streets.

The Galician cheese named for a nipple and brought to you by “blonde” cows.

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.

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

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.

This decadent schnitzel stuffed with clotted cream is named after the leader of Serbia's fight for independence.

Cosmonauts and astronauts reheated food and formed bonds over this high-tech table.

Make like Dostoyevsky and restore yourself with this Russian mineral.

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.