Foods James Ricci Has Tried

Satisfy your midnight munchies with this Franken-feast out of St. Louis, Missouri.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

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

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

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

Grilled or braised, these brains make a tasty taco.

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

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.