Foods blankfrank Has Tried

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

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

You eat the shell, too.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

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

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

The stinky, simple classic is still served at select Wisconsin taverns.

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.

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

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.

Typically made with pork, bologna gets the all-beef treatment in a tiny Ohio town.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.