For some students at the University of Oxford, the end of the year means getting covered with eggs, shaving cream, and champagne.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.

This palm fruit has a surprisingly meaty flavor.

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

Sabering champagne doesn’t hold a candle to this method of cracking open wine bottles with red-hot iron.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

Northeast Indian markets sell this glittery, sour fruit in bags with salt chasers.

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

Pair a Brazilian confection with a sweet South African liqueur, and a unique treat is born.

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.

A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.

England's take on the Mexican meal wraps a Yorkshire pudding around meaty fillings.

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

This canned cheddar is made using a secret 70-year-old bacteria culture.

Kool-Aid and pickles make this Southwestern snow cone an unforgettable flavor bomb.

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.