Layers of flavored tea combine to create a drinkable rainbow.

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.

Every November, wasp-based dishes create quite a buzz in a Japanese village.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

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

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.

Elderly villagers hunt the digger wasps that stud these Japanese rice crackers.

Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to edamame.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Mongolia's "shoe sole cake" has the ritual significance of a Christmas tree or family shrine.

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

The original energy bar.

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.