Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

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

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

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

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

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

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

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

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

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.

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.

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

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