Foods Rachel Rummel Has Tried

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

Northern Mexico's lesser-known spirit gets a snake-based infusion.

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

These bottles of Okinawan rice liquor come with a coiled pit viper.

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

The reddest of the red meat.

An unassuming oil drum houses a three-tiered oven.

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.

This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.

This hearty kelp has been feeding Chileans for at least 14,000 years.

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.

This traditional drink is made with a little-known variety of cacao.

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?

This Brazilian fruit is cacao's lesser-known, tangy cousin.

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.