Prepared Foods
The Fluffernutter
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Fruits & Vegetables
Devour this rare variety without fear of post-pineapple mouth irritation.
Sweets
In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Sweets
This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Drinks
Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.
Fruits & Vegetables
The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Fruits & Vegetables
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.