Foods RoadTripNewEngland Has Tried

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

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

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

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

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

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

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

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

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

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

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

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

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

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

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

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

The reddest of the red meat.

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

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.