Foods Megan Roberts Has Tried

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

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

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

The gummies are taking over Utah.

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

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.

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

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

Each batch begins with an apple tree overlooking Samuel Morse's grave.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

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

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

These clear cakes house intricate scenes of fish, flowers, and more.

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.