A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

In the Colonial era, a red-hot iron rod warmed drinks, ignited cannons, and cauterized wounds.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.

Nutty and sweet, these juicy gems were once a valued trade commodity in the northern United States.

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

After a hurricane struck New England in 1938, one chef used windfall apples to make a sweet breakfast-topper.

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

At the Big E, fairgoers can try guessing their candy's flavors through funnel cake fluff.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

The marshmallow spread's birthplace offers a quirky tribute to the sweet-sticky stuff.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

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