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kkielceski

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Foods this traveler has tried.

Fried Onion Burgers

Prepared Foods

Fried Onion Burgers

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

Once grapes freeze on the vine, there's only a narrow window of time to press them.

Drinks

Ice Wine

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

San Marzano Tomatoes

Fruits & Vegetables

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Fasnachts

Sweets

Fasnachts

Pennsylvanians come out in droves for this pre-Lent delicacy.

Lebanon Bologna

Sweets

Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Super Punch

Drinks

Super Punch

An obscure Italian amaro became the pride of Pittsburgh.

Irish Potato Candy

Sweets

Irish Potato Candy

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Prepared Foods

Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.

Chislic

Prepared Foods

Chislic

A circle of South Dakota towns specializes in these fried meat cubes.

Potato wedge "nails" have been replaced by crinkle cut fries in many newer Horseshoes.

Prepared Foods

The Horseshoe

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

Inside a bottle, far away from your taste buds, Malört seems like any other drink.

Drinks

Jeppson's Malört

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

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.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

With an extra splash of seltzer.

Drinks

Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

A breaded scrapple and egg sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Scrapple

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Prepared Foods

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Texas Kolaches

Sweets

Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

The Christmas Pickle

Gastro

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Lemon Stick

Sweets

Lemon Stick

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

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

Spiedies

Prepared Foods

Spiedies

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

Smørrebrød

Prepared Foods

Smørrebrød

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

Blue corn gives this mush its striking color.

Prepared Foods

Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.

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