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

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

The Rwandan condiment is so spicy, it's served with eyedroppers.

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

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

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

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

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

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

This pepper's sweet taste and long, slow burn is found in a single town.

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

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

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

Drinkers downed this serious cocktail while hurling heavy rings at posts in the 18th century.

A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.