"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

This French Creole Christmas Eve tradition takes midnight munchies to a whole new level.

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

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

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.

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

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

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

This Philadelphia cocktail was invented at a fishing club that once declared itself a sovereign state.

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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

At last, a street snack that brings together Doritos, veggies, pickled pig skin, and gummies.

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.

Layers of flavored tea combine to create a drinkable rainbow.

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.