Foods Sommer Mathis Has Tried

The prosperous Southern California date industry produces delicious milkshakes.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.