A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

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

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.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

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

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

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

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

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

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

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.