Prepared Foods
Blue Corn Mush
Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
Drinks
Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.
Drinks
What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.
Prepared Foods
It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.
Prepared Foods
Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Ingredients & Condiments
This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Sweets
This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
Fruits & Vegetables
The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Prepared Foods
Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.
Prepared Foods
It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Prepared Foods
North Carolina's “poor man’s pâté” is rich in flavor.
Prepared Foods
This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Prepared Foods
For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Gastro
Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
Drinks
This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.