Foods EHerron Has Tried

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.

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

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.

Once a delicacy limited to the wealthy, smoked horse meat sausage is now a centerpiece at many Kazakh feasts.

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

This raw meat meze from Lebanon is as fresh as it gets.

Kyrgyzstan’s fried dough marks special occasions and "feeds" the dead.

These bread stamps create a dazzling array of geometric and floral patterns.

The Soviet-Korean carrot salad is a sweet-and-sour testament to a diaspora's resilience.

The true Mongolian barbecue.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.