This sharp and salty Egyptian cheese ferments for months in a bath of milk and spices.

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.

Celebrate the harvest and the return of a beloved mythical king with this 26-dish Malayali feast.

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

No visit to the ruins of Ayutthaya is complete without this candy floss crepe.

Take the name of this street treat literally.

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

This steamy concoction features a salty, melted surprise at the bottom of the mug: white cheese.

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 layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

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

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.