Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

Arkansas' unofficial state treat doesn't contain marsupials, but it does have several sweet layers.

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

The St. Louis creation earned the "best use of the worst cheese" award.

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

Long relegated to moonshine jars, aged corn whiskey is finally getting respect outside Kentucky.

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

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

This alcoholic drink has medicinal properties (and sometimes contains turtle penis).

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

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

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

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

This unique soup of chicken drippings, vinegar, and cayenne pepper has been a Bradford, Tennessee, favorite for decades.

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.