Sweets
Gibralters Rock Candy
One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Prepared Foods
New Haven's signature pie combines staples from Rhode Island and Naples.
Drinks
Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?
Sweets
This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Sweets
A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Prepared Foods
Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.
Prepared Foods
This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Fruits & Vegetables
This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.
Sweets
Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.
Drinks
This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Fruits & Vegetables
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
Sweets
A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.
Fruits & Vegetables
Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Gastro
A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
Ingredients & Condiments
This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.
Sweets
In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.
Sweets
This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.