Drinks
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.
Sweets
This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
Food Festivals
West Virginia's annual competition features the likes of squirrel gravy over biscuits and snapping turtle stew.
Drinks
The hangover cure gets its oyster-like texture from a raw egg.
Food Festivals
Chocolate-covered mystery meat and dancing cans abound.
Meats & Animal Products
Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.
Prepared Foods
The animal's nose and upper lip make a savory, umami-rich soup.
Fruits & Vegetables
If you're expecting a fall-flavored latte, you're in for a surprise.
Fruits & Vegetables
The plant's fruit, leaves, and bark offer a spice rack of flavors.
Prepared Foods
Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.
Drinks
This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
Sweets
A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.
Drinks
A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.
Drinks
You can have your syrup and drink it, too.
Meats & Animal Products
In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
Christmas in Northeast Pennsylvania calls for “the Champagne of the Coal Region.”
Prepared Foods
A greasy crossroads of history and culture.
Food Festivals
Where the world's best pizzas face off.
Gastro
This praised oyster shucker is as elegant as it is dangerous.
Prepared Foods
A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.
Fruits & Vegetables
Beneath a layer of spines, this cactus sprouts asparagus-flavored buds.
Gastro
A Cajun tradition that combines costumes, gumbo, and chasing chickens.