Foods trentredfield Has Tried

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

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

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

In the wake of the 2016 American presidential election, political satire entered the local deli.

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

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

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.

This pepper's sweet taste and long, slow burn is found in a single town.

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

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

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.

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

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

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