A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

A bland but storied soup is always on the menu in the U.S. Senate.

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

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

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

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

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

A dark soda with a dark history.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

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

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

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

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

In a supreme test of gut and gam, runners must eat a half-smoke sausage with chips before completing a 13.1-mile race.

At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

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