Foods bugscrap Wants to Try

Pennsylvanians come out in droves for this pre-Lent delicacy.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

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

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

Pretty please with a cherry (tomato) on top?

Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

Even its creator says to stick to one scoop.