Foods jedhunter1 Has Tried

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

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

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

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

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.