Foods Doug Gerlach Has Tried

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

This fruit either burns your throat or tastes like a tropical medley.

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

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

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

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

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

No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

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

The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.

These seasonal brews gets made with an ephemeral ingredient.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

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

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.