Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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

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

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

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

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

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

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

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

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

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

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

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

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

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

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.