A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.

The way to celebrate unmarried Danes’ 25th and 30th birthdays is to attack them with spices.

The Rwandan condiment is so spicy, it's served with eyedroppers.

Northeast Indian markets sell this glittery, sour fruit in bags with salt chasers.

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

Say “roll eggs” super fast in Uganda and you'll receive something far tastier than a luxury watch.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

In Turkey, drinkers head off hangovers with creamy tripe soup.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

Nepal's autumn festival season means crispy, stir-fried intestines for dinner.

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

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

In Tibet, sweet mac and yak cheese makes a hearty dessert.

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

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

Themed buffets, parades, performances, and competitions dominate this Philippines island every May.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

No Bonfire Night is complete without a cup of this warm, vinegar-flavored snack.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

You can only nibble on this citrusy-cheesy fruit or risk a mouthful of spikes.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.