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

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.

In Thai lore, these fried hard-boiled eggs are a delicious warning for a misbehaving husband.

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.

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

Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.

Massive mushrooms spring from tall termite mounds during rainy season in Namibia.

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

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

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.