Foods Christopher Roehl Has Tried

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

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

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.

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

This bird comes with a brew inside.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.

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

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

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.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.