Foods Cecily Wong Has Tried

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

Maui's sherbet-ice cream hybrid is a light, fruity, creamy delight.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

French Canadians find “nun’s farts” addictively delicious.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.

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

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

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

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

All is fare in the Korean War.

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

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

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

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?