Foods Rachel M Has Tried

An unlikely pairing of honeycomb toffee and purple seaweed.

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.

This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.

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

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

The first thing eaten off the Ark.