Foods katemonkey Wants to Try

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

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

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

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

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

Thank garbanzo beans for the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these Persian cookies.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

This Canary Islands' specialty upgrades coffee with layers of condensed milk and liqueur.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.