Foods clearlymachine Has Tried

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

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

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.

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

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

Some fish can dance.

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.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

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

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.