The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

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

In the desert of La Guajira, Colombia, locally grown cowpeas hold spiritual meaning for the Wayúu tribe.

This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

The most expensive melon in the world is a status symbol in Japan.

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.

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

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.