Drinks
Pickleback
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Drinks
Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?
Prepared Foods
Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.
Drinks
Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight.Â
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Prepared Foods
The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Sweets
Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
Prepared Foods
This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.
Sweets
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!
Sweets
This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.
Prepared Foods
This soggy Southern snack combines cornbread and buttermilk in a single glass.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Sweets
This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
Prepared Foods
These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
Prepared Foods
This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.