Foods Kate Burton Has Tried

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

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

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The original energy bar.

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

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