Foods Mina Murray Wants to Try

This towering treat is a slice of New Orleans immigrant history.

Caribbean tree bark gives this drink its bittersweet flavor.

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.

This traditional drink is made with a little-known variety of cacao.

These rare traditional dumplings are as big as a plate.

This century-old New Orleans treat is still sold from a mule-drawn cart.

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

New Haven's signature pie combines staples from Rhode Island and Naples.

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.

This German comfort food unites earthbound potatoes with apples from above.

This once-ubiquitous fusion dish is fading into obscurity.

Arkansas' unofficial state treat doesn't contain marsupials, but it does have several sweet layers.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

You can have your syrup and drink it, too.

Mind your teeth when eating this juicy Chicago specialty.

Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.