The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

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

The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.

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

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.

This century-old New Orleans treat is still sold from a mule-drawn cart.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

This Denver specialty, a hybrid of Mexican and American cuisine, is peak comfort food.