Foods toniamonkey Has Tried

Idaho's fried specialty makes steak a finger food.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

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

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

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

French Canadians find “nun’s farts” addictively delicious.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

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

This soggy Southern snack combines cornbread and buttermilk in a single glass.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

In South Range, a decadent take on Thanksgiving dinner is served year-round.