Foods Oubliette Has Tried

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

The Yakima Valley's beloved school lunch takes grilled cheese to the next level.

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

This bird comes with a brew inside.

This spicy, sloppy meat mixture is thinner than chili, thicker than soup, and perfect atop “garbage.”

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.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.

The delicacy makes a rich, gamey appetizer in northern Sweden.

A sweet, warm cocktail to chase away the chill of Andean nights.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

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

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.