Foods Ryan Swift Has Tried

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

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

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

This spicy, sloppy meat mixture is thinner than chili, thicker than soup, and perfect atop “garbage.”

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

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

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

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

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.