Say “roll eggs” super fast in Uganda and you'll receive something far tastier than a luxury watch.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

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

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.

On Tibetan New Year, deep-fried cookies take the form of auspicious symbols and festive snacks.

Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

At last, a street snack that brings together Doritos, veggies, pickled pig skin, and gummies.

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

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

The higher you toss this fish salad, the luckier your year will be.

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.

Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.

This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.

Don’t be fooled by the name of this Bengali relish.

In Hyderabad, vendors sizzle up spicy fried brains.

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.