Foods phildzielski Has Tried

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

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

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

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

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

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

The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

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

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

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

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

Memphis adds a little Italian flair to its Southern repertoire.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

A dark soda with a dark history.

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.