Foods Rachel Rummel Has Tried

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

It's delicious, unless a pregnant woman or anyone in a bad mood stirs it.

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

Drinking algae has never been sexier.

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.

Some fish can dance.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

No primates were harmed in the making of this South African steak sauce.

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

All is fare in the Korean War.

It's not Jamaican Easter without canned, processed cheddar cheese.

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.

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

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

This is one expensive load of crap.