At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

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

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

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

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

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

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

On this holiday, Icelandic children earn cream buns by spanking their parents.

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.