Foods stienlorent Wants to Try

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

A hangover cure that spans classes and centuries.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.

Pulling apart this dish creates silk-like threads of melted sugar.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.