Foods Mitch Lang Has Tried

This is one expensive load of crap.

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

Don't think too hard about the name.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

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

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.

A radish scramble gets lost in translation.

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

Some fish can dance.

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

All is fare in the Korean War.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.