After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.

The delicacy makes a rich, gamey appetizer in northern Sweden.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

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

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

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

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

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

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.