A circle of South Dakota towns specializes in these fried meat cubes.

South Dakota's unique contribution to World War II soldiers.

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

This fruit can also count as dessert.

In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

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

This old-school Italian dish comes in a rich and savory wrapper.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

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

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

In Northeast Turkey, one special bird makes a cultural and culinary centerpiece.

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.

Across East Africa, these cardamom-flavored doughnuts are the perfect pairing for chai.

These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.