Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.

A distinctive herb named after a First Lady.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

These sacred leaves taste like peppery soda.

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

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

In the Andean highlands, clay makes bitter potatoes more palatable.

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.