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jacksonhotaling

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Foods I want to try

Foods this traveler wants to try.

Sugar Cream Pie

Sweets

Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

Lamb Fries

Prepared Foods

Lamb Fries

Breaded and fried, these testicles become tasty tenders.

Maguey Worm

Meats & Animal Products

Maguey Worm

This protein-rich legacy of the Aztecs makes for a savory taco filling.

The prickly toloache fruit, with seeds inside.

Gastro

Toloache

The Mesoamerican plant is used as a hallucinogen, medicine, and aphrodisiac.

Ají charapita in a market in Tarapoto, Peru. You could buy the whole basket for a few dollars.

Fruits & Vegetables

Ají Charapita

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.

Two cows are roasted in Mazatlan, Mexico, in 2016, by chef Dante Ferrero.

Prepared Foods

Vaca Entera

This Argentinian cookout involves grilling an entire cow.

Cherimoya

Fruits & Vegetables

Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

Pachamanca

Gastro

Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

Hot Horse Burger

Prepared Foods

Hot Horse Burger

A popular Slovenian fast-food joint doesn't specialize in beef.

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Cougar Gold Cheese

Meats & Animal Products

Cougar Gold Cheese

This canned cheddar is made using a secret 70-year-old bacteria culture.

A peacetime rendition of the pheasant salad sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Pheasant Salad Sandwich

South Dakota's unique contribution to World War II soldiers.

Capybara

Meats & Animal Products

Capybara

During Lent in Venezuela, the world's largest rodent becomes a “fish.”

Sugarloaf Pineapple

Fruits & Vegetables

Sugarloaf Pineapple

Devour this rare variety without fear of post-pineapple mouth irritation.

Tejate

Drinks

Tejate

Oaxaca's favorite morning beverage is an ancient blend of cacao, corn flour, and water.

St. Paul Sandwich

Prepared Foods

St. Paul Sandwich

Don't think too hard about the name.

A brain sandwich from the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Indiana.

Prepared Foods

Fried Brain Sandwich

Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.

Amish Funeral Pie

Sweets

Amish Funeral Pie

So sweet you forget to cry.

Barquilleros of Madrid

Gastro

Barquilleros of Madrid

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.

Eccles Cake

Sweets

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

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