Foods ljbrown Has Tried

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Flip over these prickly treasures and find creamy, orange meat.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

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.

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

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

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

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

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

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

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

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.