A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.

When half of Barbados’s national dish migrated across maritime borders, drama ensued.

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

This 50-ingredient salad is for both the living and the dead.

In Central America, custard grows on trees.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

To track down these delicate, flavorful nuggets, you'll need to ask a local fisherman.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

Venetians celebrate the end of a 16th-century plague with sweet and sour sardines.

Norway's notorious fermented trout is a tangy Christmas tradition.

The award-winning Finnish creation was inspired by a diss from Italy's former prime minister.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

This Greek dish maintains an old fisherman's tradition of preserving one's catch in bottles of seawater.

After the giant food fight is over, fire trucks are needed to hose down the sauce-filled streets.

Don your party hat, sing, and chow down at these seasonal Swedish crayfish feasts.

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

Every July, a seaside town pays homage to its local mollusks with eating contests, a marine-themed parade, and plenty of fresh seafood.