Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

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

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.

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

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

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

These buns from South Africa's Cape Winelands are traditionally leavened with the must used to make wine.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

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

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

The intoxicating South African fruit is beloved by humans and elephants.

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.