Foods themonkeyinabottle Has Tried

To some, the soup's greens represent key moments of the crucifixion.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

You eat the shell, too.

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

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

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

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

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.

This tomato variety can stay fresh for six months after harvesting.

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

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.