A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

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

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

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.

It's not actually dark, but it is the world's sweetest.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

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

In Newfoundland, the icebergs that float along the coast may end up in your cocktail.

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

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

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.