Foods lepainperdu Has Tried

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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

A set of picklebacks with extra pickle flavor.

Drinks

Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

Cans of Moxie, likened to "root beer on steroids."

Drinks

Moxie

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

All hail Cel-Ray.

Drinks

Cel-Ray

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

Switchel is also called haymaker's punch and harvest beer.

Drinks

Switchel

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

Pineapple-banana-cherry-coconut-flavored Orbitz.

Drinks

Orbitz

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

With an extra splash of seltzer.

Drinks

Egg Cream

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

A lone umeboshi between chopsticks.

Fruits & Vegetables

Umeboshi

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

Fresh-pressed pandan leaf adds a limey glow to this refresher.

Ingredients & Condiments

Pandan Leaf Extract

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

The French wedding cake.

Sweets

Croquembouche

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

It's It

Sweets

It's It

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?

Ube ice cream atop festive bowls of halo-halo.

Sweets

Halo-Halo

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.