Foods gitchsup Has Tried

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

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

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

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

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

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Because a fish fry lacks pyrotechnics.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.