Drinks
Turkish Coffee
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Prepared Foods
You eat the shell, too.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Ingredients & Condiments
This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
Drinks
Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Drinks
The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.
Meats & Animal Products
This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
Prepared Foods
Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Meats & Animal Products
Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Prepared Foods
This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Ingredients & Condiments
Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
Ingredients & Condiments
Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.
Gastro
This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.