This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

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

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

The briny, refreshing ice cream acts as a cooling chaser to spicy meals.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

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

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

Finally, an edible carrying case for fish.

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

This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.

Japan's funky, fermented sushi takes years to prepare.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

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

It's actually a crab dish from Alabama's Gulf Coast.

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.