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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

"Under the Sea" Jell-O Salad Recipe

Prepared Foods

Jell-O Salad

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

The making of a Fluffernutter.

Prepared Foods

The Fluffernutter

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

Huitlacoche on a corn cob.

Ingredients & Condiments

Huitlacoche

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

Boylan's Birch Beer

Drinks

Birch Beer

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

Behold, fry sauce!

Ingredients & Condiments

Fry Sauce

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

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.

A homemade version made in a can and steamed in a crock pot.

Prepared Foods

Canned Bread

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

Cherry and blue raspberry lemonade Koolickles.

Prepared Foods

Koolickles

Dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid? Oh, yeah!

A Grasshopper ice cream cocktail.

Drinks

Grasshopper

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Pineapple-banana-cherry-coconut-flavored Orbitz.

Drinks

Orbitz

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Poke Cake

Sweets

Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Dutch Baby

Prepared Foods

Dutch Baby

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

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Prepared Foods

Rocky Mountain Oysters

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

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

Fried Chicken Gizzards

Prepared Foods

Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

The Christmas Pickle

Gastro

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Butter Molds

Gastro

Butter Molds

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

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Hoppin' John

Prepared Foods

Hoppin' John

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

Motiv Zuckerl

Sweets

Motiv Zuckerl

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

Pepernoten

Sweets

Pepernoten

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

Christmas Eve Carp

Prepared Foods

Christmas Eve Carp

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

Pączki

Sweets

Pączki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

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