A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.

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

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

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

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

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

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Thank garbanzo beans for the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these Persian cookies.

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

For some students at the University of Oxford, the end of the year means getting covered with eggs, shaving cream, and champagne.

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

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

This gooey, starchy gel is Brunei's favorite flavor vehicle.

Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

In Senegal, black coffee meets sugar ’n’ spice in one heady brew.