This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.

Fermenting raw durian is a better idea than you thought.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.

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

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup.

Each batch begins with an apple tree overlooking Samuel Morse's grave.

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.

A sweet, warm cocktail to chase away the chill of Andean nights.

In the Peruvian jungle, some families still make this homemade spirit.

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.

Typically reserved for special occasions, the massive meal can be bought for a hefty sum at restaurants in Qatar.

Make like a 19th-century Belgian miner and cool off with this refreshing ale.

Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.

The essence of Canada's eastern coastline, distilled.

With no trees left to burn, Icelanders turned to sheep dung for meat-smoking.