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New York, New York

Kuih Café

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.
Newport Beach, California

The Frozen Banana Stands of Balboa Island

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.
Salem, Massachusetts

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
Gastro Obscura

Tsakoniki Melitzana

This sweet, slender eggplant grows only in a Greek valley.
Kyoto, Japan

Kameya Kiyonaga

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."
Gastro Obscura

Tottenham Cake

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.
food

The Disappearing Philippine Tradition of 'Souling' for Rice Cakes

Pangangaluluwa means singing, costumes, and treats.
Barbara Woolsey October 24, 2022
West, Texas

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Gastro Obscura

Kalimpong Lollipops

These condensed-milk sweets come from a picturesque hill town.
List

7 Ice Cream Shops Grounded in Cultural Traditions

Find flavors ranging from Aztec marigold to soursop at these sweet spots.
Diana Hubbell June 21, 2022
Rome, Italy

Pasticceria Boccione

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
List

7 Incredible, Edible Imposters

Creative chefs have been designing trick foods long before anyone ever asked "Is it cake?"
Sam O'Brien April 6, 2022
Kyoto, Japan

Ichimonjiya Wasuke

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.
dessert

Behold Denmark's Gravity-Defying Marzipan Cake

Creating one of these cornucopias is expensive and time-consuming.
Priya Mani November 23, 2021
List

A Global Tour of Bakeries With Fascinating Histories

From Slovenian pastries on an island to Bukharan Jewish sweets in Queens, these places work wonders with flour, sugar, and salt.
Diana Hubbell September 1, 2021
food

At This Portuguese Bakery, the Recipes Were Written by Nuns Centuries Ago

The owner of Alcôa has devoted decades to recovering lost pastries.
Dania Rodrigues February 26, 2021
objects of intrigue

The Lost Art of Swedish Funeral Confectionery

These beautiful mementos of mourning have all but disappeared.
Sam O'Brien October 29, 2020
food

Around the World in Summer Treats That You Can Make at Home

Stay in and chill out with recipes for a historic Indian noodle dessert, Japanese fruit sandwiches, and more.
Luke Fater July 28, 2020