Sweets
Trenary Toast
Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Foods gwenw Has Tried
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Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
Cornish Pasty
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Meats & Animal Products
City Chicken
The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.
Prepared Foods
Pylsur
Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
Drinks
Vernors Ginger Soda
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
Ramune
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Sweets
Necco Wafers
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Prepared Foods
Canned Bread
A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.
Gastro
Twelve Grapes
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
