Drinks
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Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
Drinks
Just so weāre clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.
Sweets
This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.
Fruits & Vegetables
A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.
Prepared Foods
This bacon-and-oyster omelet was a status symbol during the California Gold Rush.
Drinks
For a meaty essence, producers dangle raw chicken breast over their stills.
Sweets
This towering treat is a slice of New Orleans immigrant history.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Prepared Foods
Tohono Oāodham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Prepared Foods
This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeƱo salsa.
Prepared Foods
Cow eyes make a juicy and gelatinous taco filling.
Sweets
Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.
Drinks
The prosperous Southern California date industry produces delicious milkshakes.
Sweets
These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Meats & Animal Products
It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
Prepared Foods
The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
Sweets
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
Prepared Foods
Grilled or braised, these brains make a tasty taco.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Meats & Animal Products
That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.
Meats & Animal Products
From the makers of Reddi-Wip, instant bacon that would destroy your toaster.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.