This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

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

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.

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

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

A “pool of beans” makes a hearty breakfast in Johor, Malaysia.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

Long Island's rich history of clamming is packed inside a creamy, sea-scented pie.

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

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

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.