Sweets
King Cake
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Foods HeavenMalone Has Tried
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Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
Texas Kolaches
This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
Sweets
Clear Toy Candy
A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.
Meats & Animal Products
Geoduck
This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
Ingredients & Condiments
Root Beer Plant
These sacred leaves taste like peppery soda.
Prepared Foods
Scrapple
Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.
Sweets
Boston Baked Beans
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Drinks
Boilo
Christmas in Northeast Pennsylvania calls for “the Champagne of the Coal Region.”
Sweets
Necco Wafers
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Fruits & Vegetables
Cotton Candy Grapes
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Meats & Animal Products
Pacific Razor Clams
It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
Drinks
Soylent
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Sweets
Shoofly Pie
Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
