The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.

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

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

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

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

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

Goa's signature baked pudding cake is multicultural and multilayered.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

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

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

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

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

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

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

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

The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.