Gastro
Butter Cows
These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.
Drinks
This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.
Drinks
Long relegated to moonshine jars, aged corn whiskey is finally getting respect outside Kentucky.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Drinks
These seasonal brews gets made with an ephemeral ingredient.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Ingredients & Condiments
Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
Ingredients & Condiments
Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
Ingredients & Condiments
Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.
Prepared Foods
The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
Prepared Foods
The stinky, simple classic is still served at select Wisconsin taverns.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Prepared Foods
Mind your teeth when eating this juicy Chicago specialty.
Prepared Foods
In the wake of the 2016 American presidential election, political satire entered the local deli.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy “joints” of nuts and chocolate “marrow” inside.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Drinks
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Prepared Foods
This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.