Drinks
Pocari Sweat
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Fruits & Vegetables
Slice one open for some citrus caviar.
Prepared Foods
A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.
Prepared Foods
For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.
Prepared Foods
This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Ingredients & Condiments
Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Sweets
The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
Sweets
These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.
Sweets
Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Sweets
This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.
Sweets
The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Sweets
These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Meats & Animal Products
Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Sweets
This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.