Foods Thomas Harper Has Tried

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

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

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

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

This chewy treat became a delicacy only after Newfoundland's fishing industry collapsed.

The stinky, simple classic is still served at select Wisconsin taverns.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

To become an honorary Newfie, eat bologna, kiss a frozen cod, swear an oath, and shoot rum.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.