Foods chrisleece01 Has Tried

This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy “joints” of nuts and chocolate “marrow” inside.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Pennsylvanians come out in droves for this pre-Lent delicacy.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

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.

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