This sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread keeps Nordlanders nourished during the long winter.

This wild fruit helps man and beast survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert.

In Thai lore, these fried hard-boiled eggs are a delicious warning for a misbehaving husband.

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

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

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

In an Ethiopian forest, a dying breed of beekeepers scales dangerously tall trees to harvest nectar from handmade hives.

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

Melaka's Kristang community makes a dish so spicy, it's known as “devil's curry.”

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

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

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

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

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.

Massive mushrooms spring from tall termite mounds during rainy season in Namibia.

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

A sacred tree, a secret language, and the labor of generations of women keep an ancient tradition of salt harvesting alive.

An industry run almost entirely by women is developing new sustainable methods to harvest this highly coveted riverbed salt.

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.