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

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.

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

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

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

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.

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

The fairest and rarest of them all.

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.