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

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

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

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

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

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

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