Fruits & Vegetables
African Horned Cucumber
The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
Drinks
Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.
Ingredients & Condiments
These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
Drinks
In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.
Prepared Foods
It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.
Gastro
A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
Drinks
A dark soda with a dark history.
Sweets
The gummies are taking over Utah.
Meats & Animal Products
Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
Prepared Foods
This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.
Meats & Animal Products
Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."
Gastro
They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.
Drinks
Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Sweets
For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
Prepared Foods
No slugs were harmed in the making of this five-cent sandwich.