Foods synesthesiac Has Tried

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

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

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

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

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

These natural cocktail stirrers sprout from the Caribbean swizzlestick tree.

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.

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

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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

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

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.