In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.

The animal's nose and upper lip make a savory, umami-rich soup.

This camel jerky is a lifeline for Somali nomads during times of drought.

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.

Massive mushrooms spring from tall termite mounds during rainy season in Namibia.

Depending on how they're prepared, these caterpillars can taste like everything from tea to a well-done steak.

The biggest edible mushroom in the world is also delicious.

The Haitian peanut butter first tastes creamy, then the peppers hit you.

The Haitian mushroom transforms rice into an inky, earthy delicacy.

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

This sweet and salty Indian drink keeps an endangered soda bottle in business.

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.

An extract made from a rare water bug's pheromones makes for unforgettably pungent sauces in North Vietnam.

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.

In the mountains of southeast Brazil, the droppings of invasive yet protected birds are turned into expensive, delicious coffee.