Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

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.

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.

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.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.

This gendered sweet swap practically oozes sexual innuendos.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

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

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.

The rare remaining bottles of the British Navy's rum rations can be yours for $1,000 each.

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.