Foods efflerruthy Has Tried

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

A dark soda with a dark history.

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.

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

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

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

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.

The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.

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

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.