Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

The key to this colorful holiday sandwich is extra-crispy pork skin.

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.

On this holiday, Icelandic children earn cream buns by spanking their parents.

A rare, rich pudding made from the milk of a cow who's just given birth.

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.

You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

Facing invasion, the small town of Boticas buried their bottles and gave birth to a unique style of wine.

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

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

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

One of the smallest cities in the world specializes in mistletoe brandy.

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.