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

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

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

An obscure Italian amaro became the pride of Pittsburgh.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.

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

Crispy noodles meet a sea of gravy inside a hamburger bun.

The original cheeseburger, hold the beef patty.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

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

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.

In an Ethiopian forest, a dying breed of beekeepers scales dangerously tall trees to harvest nectar from handmade hives.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

Italians make a bloody delicious chocolate pudding.

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.