A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

The reddest of the red meat.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.

This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.

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

Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.

Once a year, communities on the tiny island gather to preserve the art of making licorice-flavored apple butter.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

For those craving intensity beyond black licorice, how about tar?

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.