Drinks
Birch Beer
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Drinks
Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.
Drinks
Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
Drinks
One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Drinks
This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Ingredients & Condiments
This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
Ingredients & Condiments
These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
Sweets
A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Sweets
There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.
Prepared Foods
From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Drinks
Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.
Prepared Foods
Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.
Prepared Foods
These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
Sweets
Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Drinks
Long relegated to moonshine jars, aged corn whiskey is finally getting respect outside Kentucky.