The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.

South Jersey's signature syrup has been flavoring sodas and shakes for more than a century.

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

Christmas in Northeast Pennsylvania calls for “the Champagne of the Coal Region.”

An obscure Italian amaro became the pride of Pittsburgh.

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

Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.

Soften the chill of Northeastern winters with a spirit distilled from local maple sap.

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

Crispy noodles meet a sea of gravy inside a hamburger bun.

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.