A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.

Smashing this chocolate cauldron is the best part of Geneva’s celebration of a historic battle win.

Get ready to feel the burn.

A cake so gooey, it requires a spoon.

These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

This two-ingredient Malabari dessert turns separated eggs into a striking delicacy.

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Cow udder is enjoying a resurgence as a sandwich filler in Rotterdam.

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

A key step in the Andean technique of freeze-drying potatoes is stomping on them.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This French Creole Christmas Eve tradition takes midnight munchies to a whole new level.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.

This unique soup of chicken drippings, vinegar, and cayenne pepper has been a Bradford, Tennessee, favorite for decades.

A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.

This velvety, vintage treat still has a fan base in Maryland.