Prepared Foods
Johnnycakes
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
Sweets
French Canadians find “nun’s farts” addictively delicious.
Sweets
During the Great Depression, Canadian women made “unemployed-person pudding.”
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Sweets
This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.
Sweets
No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
Prepared Foods
A unique take on Szechuan dumplings is now a Montreal specialty.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Sweets
In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Fruits & Vegetables
The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”
Sweets
Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
Prepared Foods
In the wake of the 2016 American presidential election, political satire entered the local deli.
Prepared Foods
A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.
Ingredients & Condiments
Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."