Foods whereismymnd Has Tried

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

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

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

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

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

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

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

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

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

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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

This bird comes with a brew inside.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.