Foods Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Try

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

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.

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

This Route 66 institution goes the extra mile for soda-based indulgence.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

A motel restaurant in a tiny Utah town bakes this sweet and sour treat.

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

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

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

A now-shuttered Missouri drive-in brought local acclaim to patties topped in peanut butter.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

This French Creole Christmas Eve tradition takes midnight munchies to a whole new level.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.

In South Range, a decadent take on Thanksgiving dinner is served year-round.