Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

These bread stamps create a dazzling array of geometric and floral patterns.

These natural cocktail stirrers sprout from the Caribbean swizzlestick tree.

A timeless practical joke, brought to you by the ancient Greeks.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

A squid's body becomes an edible sake decanter.

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

Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

How can a fruit be worth $2,000?

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

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

These bird-shaped cakes once fueled miners in Japan's Fukuoka region.

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.

This spicy street food has a reputation for making people cry.

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

The dying art of flattening dough by seesawing on it.

Why not fry a year-old leaf?

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.