Foods AF Has Tried

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

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

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

You can have your syrup and drink it, too.

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

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

Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.

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

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.