Foods Blake Olmstead Has Tried

The Kichwa begin every day with tea and dream interpretation.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

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

Idaho's fried specialty makes steak a finger food.

This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.

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

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

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

Some fish can dance.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

The surprisingly subversive history of dancing over afternoon tea.

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

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

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

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