Prepared Foods
Cincinnati Chili
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Gastro
This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
Gastro
The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.
Prepared Foods
The nut goes from oak tree to savory, sesame-topped side in a matter of days.
Fruits & Vegetables
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
Sweets
Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.
Fruits & Vegetables
These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.
Sweets
Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Gastro
The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.
Gastro
A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
Sweets
Everyone says this vintage chewing gum tastes like soap, including the company.
Sweets
This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.
Sweets
These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
Prepared Foods
Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Ingredients & Condiments
This zippy Newfoundland condiment inspires a deep, burning loyalty.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Gastro
This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.
Drinks
Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.