Foods Meg Neal Has Tried

This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.

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

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

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

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

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

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.