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

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

Themed buffets, parades, performances, and competitions dominate this Philippines island every May.

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

In the American South, some believe it deters rain on one's wedding day.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

South Jersey's signature syrup has been flavoring sodas and shakes for more than a century.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.

The St. Louis creation earned the "best use of the worst cheese" award.

Early American settlers invented new tools to harvest a new crop.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.