These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.

This fruit makes tattoos, antibiotics, and dessert.

A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

This fruit either burns your throat or tastes like a tropical medley.

Mexico's “mouse melon” is actually a tiny cucumber.

In Central America, custard grows on trees.

This wildflower releases a cocoa fragrance each morning.

This fruit can also count as dessert.

Donkey milk was once so coveted that people used snails to make an artificial version.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

A cruel cooking method turns this tiny songbird into a rare delicacy.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

These marvelous mussels are cooked under pine needles.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

This French marathon has regular stops for wine, cheese, and oysters.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.