The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.

The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

A decadent dessert whose Italian name translates to “nipples of Venus.”

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

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

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

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

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

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.