Foods HTap Has Tried

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

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

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

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

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.

A key step in the Andean technique of freeze-drying potatoes is stomping on them.

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.