Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

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

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.

The original energy bar.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

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

The dessert that's also a meal.

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.

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

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

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

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.