Foods Joshua Ginsberg Has Tried

A dark soda with a dark history.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

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

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

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

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

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 bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

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

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

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

Once upon a time, getting your carbonation fix required a visit to a monstrous machine.

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.