Foods pamelajoon Has Tried

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

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

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

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

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

The marshmallow spread's birthplace offers a quirky tribute to the sweet-sticky stuff.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

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

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

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

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

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

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

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