In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

These lark-shaped buns herald spring.

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Egyptian pigeons are raised in special towers, then stuffed and eaten.

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

In an Ethiopian forest, a dying breed of beekeepers scales dangerously tall trees to harvest nectar from handmade hives.

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.

Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.

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

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

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

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

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

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

These sweet and savory Japanese rolled eggs are sold in 6-packs.

This soggy Southern snack combines cornbread and buttermilk in a single glass.