Foods serpent Wants to Try

A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Smashing this chocolate cauldron is the best part of Geneva’s celebration of a historic battle win.

Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

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.

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

Made of candy and Cool Whip, this “salad” is a mainstay at Midwestern potlucks.