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

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

Celebrate the harvest and the return of a beloved mythical king with this 26-dish Malayali feast.

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.

Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.

Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

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

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

Once an important Silk Road stop, a fortified Uzbek city specializes in bright green noodles.

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

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.