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

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.

The deceptive, sweet-and-savory snack of Taipei's night markets.

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

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

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

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

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