Foods Jessica Leigh Hester Wants to Try

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

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

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

This velvety, vintage treat still has a fan base in Maryland.

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

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

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.

These bird-shaped cakes once fueled miners in Japan's Fukuoka region.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

This soggy Southern snack combines cornbread and buttermilk in a single glass.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

Giant logs of offal become satisfying street sandwiches in the old city of Fes.