These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.

This wild fruit helps man and beast survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert.

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

Don't think too hard about the name.

Cream, eggs, and pork drippings combine in the ultimate Serbian bread bowl.

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

Serbians prepare these cold, jellied pork cubes for even colder winters.

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

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.