Make like a 19th-century Belgian miner and cool off with this refreshing ale.

After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.

The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.

You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.

One of the smallest cities in the world specializes in mistletoe brandy.

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

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

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Every autumn, Valencians celebrate their love by giving handkerchiefs filled with decorated marzipan treats.