A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.

A sacred tree, a secret language, and the labor of generations of women keep an ancient tradition of salt harvesting alive.

An industry run almost entirely by women is developing new sustainable methods to harvest this highly coveted riverbed salt.

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.

In the desert of La Guajira, Colombia, locally grown cowpeas hold spiritual meaning for the Wayúu tribe.

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

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.

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