Foods Ruben Stemple Wants to Try

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

Once a year, communities on the tiny island gather to preserve the art of making licorice-flavored apple butter.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

In a Romanian village, a cave's unique conditions produce a rare, funky cheese.

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.

This Philadelphia cocktail was invented at a fishing club that once declared itself a sovereign state.

The original cheeseburger, hold the beef patty.

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.