At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

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

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

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.

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.

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.

These cake-laden tables fueled community meetings that helped bring Southern Jutland back into Denmark.

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

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

Near the exit of an old souk, a small shop has been making gourd-based goodies for generations.

A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.

At the only Trappist monastery in the Philippines, monks turn local fruit into sinfully delicious goodies.

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

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

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.

In Central America, custard grows on trees.

They grow in boxes and can cost more than $100.