Fruits & Vegetables
Belle of Georgia Peach
All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.
Sweets
A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Sweets
The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”
Prepared Foods
You eat the shell, too.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.
Sweets
This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.
Sweets
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!
Drinks
Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Sweets
They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.
Sweets
This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.
Prepared Foods
This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.