Foods Bwhite4 Has Tried

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

This bird comes with a brew inside.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

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

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

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

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

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.

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

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.

This zippy Newfoundland condiment inspires a deep, burning loyalty.

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