Sweets
Nanaimo Bar
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Gastro
They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.
Sweets
In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
Ingredients & Condiments
Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.
Prepared Foods
Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
Prepared Foods
Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.
Gastro
To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Sweets
These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.
Sweets
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Drinks
The prosperous Southern California date industry produces delicious milkshakes.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Drinks
A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Sweets
These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
Prepared Foods
The Aussie street food meal of meat pie on a sea of peas.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Sweets
The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.