Foods rainablackcat Has Tried

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

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

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

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.