Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.

This Route 66 institution goes the extra mile for soda-based indulgence.

After a hurricane struck New England in 1938, one chef used windfall apples to make a sweet breakfast-topper.

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

This pulled chicken sandwich has a cult following in the Massachusetts towns of Methuen and Lawrence.

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.

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

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

This velvety, vintage treat still has a fan base in Maryland.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

Wrap a slice of pizza around a cheesesteak to create this decadent mashup.

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.