Foods Slayerofsarcasm Has Tried

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

The dessert that's also a meal.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.

This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

A now-shuttered Missouri drive-in brought local acclaim to patties topped in peanut butter.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.