There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

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

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

This chocolate-flavored superfood falls from the Australian Acacia bush.

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

In the Australian desert, the roots of the witchetty bush hold a savory treat.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.