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

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

No traditional East Ender meal is complete without pie, mashed potatoes, and gelatinous river creatures.

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

This bird comes with a brew inside.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

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

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.