Foods worldlywondersandcurios Has Tried

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

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

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

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

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

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

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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

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

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

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.

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

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

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

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

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

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

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

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

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

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.