Foods Dylan Young Has Tried

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

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

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

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

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.

A unique take on Szechuan dumplings is now a Montreal specialty.

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.

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

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

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

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

The original energy bar.

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

In Nigeria, ground peanuts become spicy, deep-fried nuggets and noodles.