These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Idaho's fried specialty makes steak a finger food.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

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

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

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

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

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

This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.

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

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

The casserole with a person's name.