Foods allisont13 Has Tried

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

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

In the wake of the 2016 American presidential election, political satire entered the local deli.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

This bird comes with a brew inside.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

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

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.