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Brooklyn Blackout Cake
A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
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A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
Gastro
The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.
Prepared Foods
Dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid? Oh, yeah!
Drinks
Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
Drinks
This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Drinks
Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
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Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
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Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.
Prepared Foods
The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
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Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
Prepared Foods
Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
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A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.
Prepared Foods
Breaded and fried, these testicles become tasty tenders.
Prepared Foods
Memphis adds a little Italian flair to its Southern repertoire.
Meats & Animal Products
This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
Sweets
This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.