To find this fermented fish dish of notorious scent, you'll need to venture beyond French Polynesia's resort kitchens.

A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.

This century-old New Orleans treat is still sold from a mule-drawn cart.

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

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

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.

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

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.