Foods toniamonkey Has Tried

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

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

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

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.

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

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