Gastro
Tim Tam Slam
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Drinks
Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.
Fruits & Vegetables
Jamaica's national fruit is poisonous and resembles scrambled eggs.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Sweets
They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Ingredients & Condiments
This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Gastro
A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Sweets
Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
Prepared Foods
Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Prepared Foods
In Houston, Vietnamese chefs offer a unique take on the “mud bug.”
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Ingredients & Condiments
A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Sweets
Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.