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Sweets

Honke Owariya

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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Ribadavia, Spain

Herminia's Bakery

A pastry shop specializing in Sephardic sweets serves historic recipes in Ribadavia’s Jewish quarter.

Pateley Bridge, England

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A cone with two nieves flavors: mole and beer.

Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico

Nieves Exóticas of Jardín Principal

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

Nahoum and Sons

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

Cougnole de Noel.

Cougnou

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

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

A Whirla-Whip creation, flavored with with Nutella.

Stanley, North Dakota

Whirla-Whip Ice Cream

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Trappist Mango Treats

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

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San Francisco, California

Benkyodo

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Yemas de San Leandro

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Staten Island, New York

Holtermann's Bakery

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Butternut Squash Sweets

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

Maska Bun and Irani Chai at New Irani

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.

Many sno-balls. Many colors.

The Family Dynasty That Pursues Perfection in Shaved Ice

For three generations, the Hansens have made summer sno-ball season in New Orleans.

R. Blakeslee Gilpin August 21, 2019

Guru Sweet Mart

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

Nimish

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.

Agra ka Petha

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