Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

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

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.

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

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

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

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

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

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

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.