Foods DeepFriedDuck Wants to Try

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

So strong is Kuwaitis’ love for this seasonal delicacy that an entire market gets set up just for its sale.

We have the Ottoman sultans to thank for this creamy Turkish dessert made of chicken breast.

Royalty adored the Abbot of Priscos' porcine dessert.

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

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

A prehistoric sea monster sucks blood, then gets cooked in its own.

These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.

A motel restaurant in a tiny Utah town bakes this sweet and sour treat.

This Route 66 institution goes the extra mile for soda-based indulgence.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

This French Creole Christmas Eve tradition takes midnight munchies to a whole new level.

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.

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

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

This grill defined a new breed of pirates.

“To die dreaming” tastes like an orange creamsicle.

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