After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

A porcine aspic that makes a perfect accompaniment to crackers and sandwiches is fast becoming a rare commodity.

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

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

The Ecuadorian cure for a hangover is beef tripe stew.

This widely varying dish may come with half a face, a lone floating jaw, or a chewy tongue.

Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.

In Ubaté, Colombia, hens get cooked with their unlaid eggs inside.

The cool Colombian treat blends shaved ice with syrup, fruit, and anything from wafer cookies to cheese.

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

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

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.