Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.

Take the name of this street treat literally.

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

Say “roll eggs” super fast in Uganda and you'll receive something far tastier than a luxury watch.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

On Tibetan New Year, deep-fried cookies take the form of auspicious symbols and festive snacks.

Thai street vendors serve this spicy seafood while it's still moving.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

This sugar-soaked South Asian sweet isn’t your basic bread pudding.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

No Bonfire Night is complete without a cup of this warm, vinegar-flavored snack.

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.

For those craving intensity beyond black licorice, how about tar?

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

The St. Louis creation earned the "best use of the worst cheese" award.