Foods OiNeb Has Tried

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.