Foods joanbugmurphy Wants to Try

This Route 66 institution goes the extra mile for soda-based indulgence.

It's actually a crab dish from Alabama's Gulf Coast.

This Denver specialty, a hybrid of Mexican and American cuisine, is peak comfort food.

This celebration of the largest edible fruit native to the United States features plenty of “pawpawpular” foods.

Frozen custard gets topped with green chile sauce and salty pecans to make this Las Cruces specialty.

A roadside diner in Hatch, New Mexico, makes the most of the town's fiery crop.

The story of the golf tournament’s signature snack is one of secret recipes and controversial updates.

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

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.

This century-old New Orleans treat is still sold from a mule-drawn cart.

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

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.