These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The original energy bar.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

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

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

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.