Foods Ruben Stemple Has Tried

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Beneath its "cover-up" of icing, this dessert hides a bunch of nuts.