Foods williamf Has Tried

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

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

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

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

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

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

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

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

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

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

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

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

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.