A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

All is fare in the Korean War.

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

This is one expensive load of crap.

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

Some fish can dance.

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

A radish scramble gets lost in translation.