A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.

One small Portuguese town celebrates a saint with phallic cakes.

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

On the island of Mallorca, locals celebrate their viticulture with parades, grape-stomping contests, and a massive fruit fight.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.

After the giant food fight is over, fire trucks are needed to hose down the sauce-filled streets.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.

Created in Rome's Jewish ghetto, the fried artichokes herald spring.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.

In Houston, Vietnamese chefs offer a unique take on the “mud bug.”

This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Meet tequila's fruity, fragrant relative.

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.