The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

This alcoholic drink has medicinal properties (and sometimes contains turtle penis).

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

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

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

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

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

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

Both a noun and an action, chili-bombing loads a pizza with tater tots, chili, and Cheez Whiz.