Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

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

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

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

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.