Foods dcowan Wants to Try

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.

Devour this rare variety without fear of post-pineapple mouth irritation.

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.

Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

This celebration of the largest edible fruit native to the United States features plenty of “pawpawpular” foods.

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.

Chile is home to very, very small coconuts.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

A radish scramble gets lost in translation.

Juice from the Baobab tree “tastes like sunshine” and treats dysentery.