Drinks
Rompope
Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
Sweets
These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Sweets
Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Sweets
This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Sweets
This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Ingredients & Condiments
Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
Drinks
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.
Prepared Foods
These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
Meats & Animal Products
In the Philippines, fertilized duck eggs are savory snacks.
Sweets
Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
Sweets
Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.
Prepared Foods
Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.
Sweets
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Fruits & Vegetables
On Day of the Dead, garlands of the tiny, apple-flavored fruit serve as offerings to the deceased.
Drinks
A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.
Sweets
There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.