Sweets
Brooklyn Blackout Cake
A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
Prepared Foods
A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.
Drinks
Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
Prepared Foods
This bacon-and-oyster omelet was a status symbol during the California Gold Rush.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Fruits & Vegetables
Devour this rare variety without fear of post-pineapple mouth irritation.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Prepared Foods
North Carolina's “poor man’s pâté” is rich in flavor.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Meats & Animal Products
It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Sweets
These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Drinks
Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.