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

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.

This sweet, caramelized dessert comes from curdled milk.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

This Canary Islands' specialty upgrades coffee with layers of condensed milk and liqueur.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

The St. Louis creation earned the "best use of the worst cheese" award.

Bess Truman made this dessert for Winston Churchill after his “Iron Curtain” speech.

Take the name of this street treat literally.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.

Goa's signature baked pudding cake is multicultural and multilayered.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.