Typically reserved for special occasions, the massive meal can be bought for a hefty sum at restaurants in Qatar.

Many popular cereals exploded out of its chamber and into existence.

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

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

This tangy East Coast spread is becoming increasingly hard to find.

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”

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

The autumn event re-creates meals shared by French settlers and Native Americans at an 18th-century fort.

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

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

A “royal rat” that's fit for a queen.

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.

In this summer phenomenon, fish swarm Alabama shores and waterfront residents scoop up the bounty.

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup.

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

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”