Ingredients & Condiments
Huitlacoche
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Prepared Foods
For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Prepared Foods
This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Drinks
Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.
Prepared Foods
The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Prepared Foods
Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.
Gastro
Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Sweets
These clear cakes house intricate scenes of fish, flowers, and more.
Gastro
Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
Prepared Foods
Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Gastro
This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
Sweets
In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.