Drinks
Birch Beer
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
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
It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.
Ingredients & Condiments
This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Sweets
Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.
Sweets
A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.
Prepared Foods
This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.
Drinks
This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.
Drinks
This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.
Prepared Foods
Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
Prepared Foods
Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.
Drinks
The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.
Prepared Foods
Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.
Drinks
Meet Japan's first milk soda.
Sweets
In Tibet, sweet mac and yak cheese makes a hearty dessert.
Meats & Animal Products
The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”