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AbsyntheKC

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Boylan's Birch Beer

Drinks

Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

Taylor ham, a vegetable omelet, and cheese on a kayser roll.

Meats & Animal Products

Pork Roll

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

The french fry fork in action.

Gastro

Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

The many "shelves" of Laetiporus sulphureus.

Ingredients & Condiments

Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Date shakes from Hadley Fruit Orchards.

Drinks

Palm Springs Date Shakes

The prosperous Southern California date industry produces delicious milkshakes.

Double scooperman.

Sweets

Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

Some mozzarella "logs" for dipping in melba.

Prepared Foods

Mozzarella Sticks with Melba Sauce

Only in Albany do people dip in raspberry sauce.

Dutch Baby

Prepared Foods

Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Nanaimo Bar

Sweets

Nanaimo Bar

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.

Rock N' Rye Pop

Drinks

Rock N' Rye Pop

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

Blue Moon Ice Cream

Sweets

Blue Moon Ice Cream

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.

Potato Doughnuts

Sweets

Potato Doughnuts

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

A breaded scrapple and egg sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Scrapple

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Prepared Foods

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

Cotton Candy Grapes

Fruits & Vegetables

Cotton Candy Grapes

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Steam Beer

Drinks

Steam Beer

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

Jucy Lucy

Prepared Foods

Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

 Vernors Ginger Soda

Drinks

Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Malasadas

Sweets

Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

A selection of deep-fried peanuts.

Prepared Foods

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

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