Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

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

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.

This canned cheddar is made using a secret 70-year-old bacteria culture.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.

Across East Africa, these cardamom-flavored doughnuts are the perfect pairing for chai.

On the slopes of Kilimanjaro, brewers make beer from bananas and finger millet.

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.