Foods darrelmw Has Tried

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

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

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

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

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

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

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

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

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

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

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

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

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

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

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

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

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

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