Foods salberts Has Tried

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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

Lebanon Bologna

Sweets

Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Gooey Butter Cake

Sweets

Gooey Butter Cake

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

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Ramune comes in a wide variety of flavors, including peach and Hawaiian Blue.

Drinks

Ramune

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

Boston Baked Beans

Sweets

Boston Baked Beans

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

Addressing the haggis.

Gastro

Burns Supper

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

The acidity and light carbonation of magkeolli pairs well with the spicy-sweet flavors of Korean cuisine.

Drinks

Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.

Acorn jelly is often seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil, and comes topped with green onions, sesame seeds, and Korean chili flakes (gochugaru).

Prepared Foods

Acorn Jelly

The nut goes from oak tree to savory, sesame-topped side in a matter of days.

St. Louis-Style Pizza

Prepared Foods

St. Louis-Style Pizza

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

Budae jjigae often includes Korean rice cakes, called garae-tteok.

Prepared Foods

Budae Jjigae

All is fare in the Korean War.

Sannakji is often dipped in sesame oil.

Meats & Animal Products

Sannakji

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.