This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

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

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.

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

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

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.

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

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

The autumn event re-creates meals shared by French settlers and Native Americans at an 18th-century fort.

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

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

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.

Breaded and fried, these testicles become tasty tenders.

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

Long relegated to moonshine jars, aged corn whiskey is finally getting respect outside Kentucky.

The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

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

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.

Who needs a burger and a beer when you can combine beef and alcohol in a single patty?