Foods maren Wants to Try

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.

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

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.

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

This sweet sandwich celebrates Georgia's favorite crop.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

Layers of flavored tea combine to create a drinkable rainbow.

This sweet and salty Indian drink keeps an endangered soda bottle in business.

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

Say “roll eggs” super fast in Uganda and you'll receive something far tastier than a luxury watch.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

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

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.