This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

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

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

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

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

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

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

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.

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

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

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.