A syrupy cup of peaches and wheat kernels is a customary reward after a Santiago mountain hike.

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.

Who said vineyards have to grow grapes?

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

This spicy, sloppy meat mixture is thinner than chili, thicker than soup, and perfect atop “garbage.”

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.