The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

This sweet, caramelized dessert comes from curdled milk.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

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

Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

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

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.

Goa's signature baked pudding cake is multicultural and multilayered.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

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

Take the name of this street treat literally.

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

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

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