Foods gojenni714 Has Tried

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

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.

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

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

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Made of candy and Cool Whip, this “salad” is a mainstay at Midwestern potlucks.

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

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

The gummies are taking over Utah.

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

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.

It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.

So sweet you forget to cry.

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

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

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.