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Kara

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Foods this traveler has tried.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

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

A selection of deep-fried peanuts.

Prepared Foods

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

A scenic portrayal of Carolina Gold Rice.

Ingredients & Condiments

Carolina Gold

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

Feast of the Seven Fishes

Gastro

Feast of the Seven Fishes

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich

Prepared Foods

Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich

Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.

Ham Salad

Prepared Foods

Ham Salad

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

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Red-Eye Gravy

Ingredients & Condiments

Red-Eye Gravy

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

Drinks

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Shrubs have been used to preserve fruit for hundreds of years.

Drinks

Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

Pacific Razor Clams

Meats & Animal Products

Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.

Geoduck

Meats & Animal Products

Geoduck

This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.

Dutch Baby

Prepared Foods

Dutch Baby

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

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