Foods kkthemook Has Tried

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

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

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.

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

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

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

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

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

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.