This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.

This French fortified wine is left outside for a year, aging amid rain and swinging temperatures.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

A prehistoric sea monster sucks blood, then gets cooked in its own.

These marvelous mussels are cooked under pine needles.

This French marathon has regular stops for wine, cheese, and oysters.

Ancient Celtic settlers brought this honey-based drink to Brittany.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

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

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.

A very non-vegan dish inspired this vegan chocolate.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

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