Foods Auros Harman Has Tried

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

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

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

Jamaica's national fruit is poisonous and resembles scrambled eggs.

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

In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.