This wild fruit helps man and beast survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert.

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

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

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

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.

In Auckland's Mount Eden neighborhood, giant chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.

A sweet-and-sour fruit soup from Iran makes for a comforting one-pot meal.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

Elderly villagers hunt the digger wasps that stud these Japanese rice crackers.

The rare remaining bottles of the British Navy's rum rations can be yours for $1,000 each.

Smashing this chocolate cauldron is the best part of Geneva’s celebration of a historic battle win.

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.