This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

England's take on the Mexican meal wraps a Yorkshire pudding around meaty fillings.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

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

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

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

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

For some students at the University of Oxford, the end of the year means getting covered with eggs, shaving cream, and champagne.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

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