Foods withbackpack Has Tried

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

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

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

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

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

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.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

It's not actually dark, but it is the world's sweetest.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.