Sweets
Cajeta
In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
Prepared Foods
Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
Sweets
A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.
Drinks
A dark soda with a dark history.
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Prepared Foods
Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Prepared Foods
This once-ubiquitous fusion dish is fading into obscurity.
Drinks
A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.
Drinks
This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
Sweets
No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
Prepared Foods
Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.
Meats & Animal Products
Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.
Prepared Foods
In Houston, Vietnamese chefs offer a unique take on the “mud bug.”
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.
Ingredients & Condiments
Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Drinks
This modern adaptation of a 9,000-year-old brew combines elements of beer, wine, and mead.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Sweets
These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.