The plant's fruit, leaves, and bark offer a spice rack of flavors.

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

A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

This protein-rich legacy of the Aztecs makes for a savory taco filling.

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This savory Southern staple is disappearing.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.