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

On the island of Mallorca, locals celebrate their viticulture with parades, grape-stomping contests, and a massive fruit fight.

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.

Make yourself delicious jewelry with these sweet Italian biscuits.

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

A veal-based sausage that survived a royal beef ban.

The ultimate in nutty brews.

Once an insect-dyed health tonic, this liqueur now adds a scarlet tint to Italian pastries.

At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.

This cookie is found only in Rome's Jewish quarter.

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.

The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.

To circumvent a meat ban, Italian immigrants hid their soppressata in balls of cheese.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.