Foods Paula Mejia Wants to Try

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

Themed buffets, parades, performances, and competitions dominate this Philippines island every May.

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

Northern Mexico's lesser-known spirit gets a snake-based infusion.

Pair a Brazilian confection with a sweet South African liqueur, and a unique treat is born.

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.

The Haitian peanut butter first tastes creamy, then the peppers hit you.

These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.

Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.

We can thank coconuts for this lesser-known tropical moonshine.

It's not actually dark, but it is the world's sweetest.

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

Wrap a slice of pizza around a cheesesteak to create this decadent mashup.

A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.

Don't think too hard about the name.

Donkey milk was once so coveted that people used snails to make an artificial version.

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

One of Scotland’s quirkier sports involves tossing stuffed sheep stomachs.

This curry-on-the-go hails from South Africa.

The rarest oysters come from the bottom of the sea at the end of the earth.