Prepared Foods
The Original McDonald's French Fry
The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Drinks
A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Sweets
This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.
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.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Sweets
A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.
Gastro
A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
Sweets
Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
Sweets
These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Gastro
The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
Sweets
These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.
Sweets
This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
Sweets
The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.
Sweets
This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.
Gastro
These purses help Uruguayans drink mate anytime, anywhere.
Sweets
These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.