Regional Capocollo (capicola) ham surrounds salami produced in Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Senior tourists having breakfast in a local cafe, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

A street market selling local snacks and sweet hawthorne on sticks, Daoliqu area, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, China, Asia

Museum for Majorero Goats Cheese, Antigua, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Senior tourists having breakfast in a local cafe, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Rice terraces of the Minangkabau, a local matrilineal indigenous ethnic group, near Bukittingi, Sumatra, Indonesia

Senior tourists having breakfast in a local cafe, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Dry fish for sale on a Market, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Men sitting in a Daraw street on a market day, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Meze served at Tawaheen El Hawa restaurant, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Bananas for sale, local market, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Cakes and pastries in Fabbrica Taddeucci patisserie shop and cafe in Piazza San Michele, Lucca, Italy

Fabbrica Taddeucci patisserie shop and cafe in Piazza San Michele, Lucca, Italy

Regional cuisine of cured ham (speck) and cheese, Villnoss, Val di Funes, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Cherries on tree branch

Cherries in a bowl

Chocolates Gianduiotti, Stratta, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chocolates Gianduiotti, Stratta, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Man holding ham, Delicatessen, Torri del Benaco, Lake Garda, Veneto, Italy

Regional delicacy (potato pan) served in restaurant, Schladming, Ski Amade, Austria

Pasticceria Barbero, Sales assistant, Chocolate Shop, Bra, Piedmont, Italy

Woman Wine tasting, La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Wine Museum, Castello Falletti, Barolo, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

White Truffles, Truffle Fair, Alba, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Woman, Wine tasting, La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Camerone, Degustation, Barolo, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Dish on the table, Hotel Royal Victoria, Varenna, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy

Castelmagno Cheese, Market, Alba, Piedmont, Italy

Winetasting, La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Black Truffles, Truffle Fair, Alba, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Dolcetto Grapes, Cisterna d' Asti, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy

Giant Mushrooms, Market, Alba, Piedmont, Italy

Woman Winetasting, La Morra, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Nutcakes, Sales assistant, Truffle Fair, Alba, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Waitress, Bicerin, Cafe San Carlo, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Barolo Grapes, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Mushrooms, Market, Alba, Piedmont, Italy

Broccoli flan with goat cream and crispy leek cloud at La Clotze Restaurant in Planpincieux in Val Ferret, Courmayeur, Val d'Aosta, Italy

Spaghetti pasta with anchovy sauce, Colatura, parsley and fresh chilli. Cetara, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy; Europe

Pomodori di Capri, tomato, Capri island, Campania, Italy, Europe

Spaghetti pasta with anchovy sauce, Colatura, parsley and fresh chilli. Cetara, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy; Europe

Chitarrine traditional handmade pasta with seafood and fresh tomatoes, Marche, Italy, Europe

Millefeuille of lasagna with blue cheese fondue and red spotted cow rag˘; Osteria Il Balivio, route Ramey 102; Champoluc Ayas; Aosta; Italy; Europe

Fish skewers, Marche, Italy, Europe

Pretzels, traditional baked bread, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Peppers dried in the wind and sun. Typical product of the Basilicata region. This type of pepper is grown mainly in the town of Senise, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Mixed appetizer of traditional cured salami, cheese, pate and croutons, from Marche, Italy, Europe

Sbrisolona cake, traditional cake of Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Culinary Maine: McDonald's offers a regional variety of its more pedestrian fare by putting lobster rolls on the menu. July, 2004.

Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead altar at the Regional Museum of Michoacun in Morelia. These altars usually have the Christian cross, pictures of deceased persons, and scores of candles. Ofrendas (offerings) usually include foods such as candied pumpkin, pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls and beverages such as atole., Michoacun, Mexico