Foods gone2croatan Has Tried

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

In Sardinia, pasta gets a savory sprinkling of the dried and grated organ.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

This triple-distilled cashew fruit liquor is a source of Goan pride.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

For a meaty essence, producers dangle raw chicken breast over their stills.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

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

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

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

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

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

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 

When soaked and blended with water, the tigernut creates a nutritious nondairy beverage.

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

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.

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

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.