The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

In a supreme test of gut and gam, runners must eat a half-smoke sausage with chips before completing a 13.1-mile race.

The rare, cave-aged Turkish cheese is one of the last vestiges of a dying cheese-making tradition.

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

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

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.

These buns from South Africa's Cape Winelands are traditionally leavened with the must used to make wine.

The basement of a 19th-century government building provides peak conditions for delicious fungi.

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

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

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.

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

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

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

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

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.

The city of the Taj Mahal hosts another wonder: Crystallized pumpkin candy.

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."