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

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

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 retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

This sugar-soaked South Asian sweet isn’t your basic bread pudding.

This edible silver garnish has long added bling to South Asian cuisine.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

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

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.