Foods rooindie Has Tried

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

French Canadians find “nun’s farts” addictively delicious.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

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

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

Both a noun and an action, chili-bombing loads a pizza with tater tots, chili, and Cheez Whiz.

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.