A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

A medieval food fight supposedly inspired this annual competition.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

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

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

The original energy bar.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

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

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.