Road Trip Fodder

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by rachelrummel

41 Items

Needhams

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Needhams

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?

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Anne Ewbank

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Carolina Gold

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Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

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Anne Ewbank

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Benne Wafers

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Benne Wafers

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

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Birch Beer

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Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

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Anne Ewbank

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Red Snappers

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Red Snappers

The reddest of the red meat.

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rachelrummel

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Steamed Cheeseburger

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Steamed Cheeseburger

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.

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Anne Ewbank

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Chaga Mushroom

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Chaga Mushroom

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

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rachelrummel

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Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings

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Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings

Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.

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rachelrummel

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Small Foods Party

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Small Foods Party

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.

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rachelrummel

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Collard Sandwich

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Collard Sandwich

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.

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rachelrummel

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Seattle Dog

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Seattle Dog

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

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rachelrummel

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Thrills Gum

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Thrills Gum

Everyone says this vintage chewing gum tastes like soap, including the company.

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rachelrummel

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Peanut Pie

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Peanut Pie

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”

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rachelrummel

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Pet de Soeur

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Pet de Soeur

French Canadians find “nun’s farts” addictively delicious.

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rachelrummel

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Lobster Ice Cream

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Lobster Ice Cream

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.

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Alex Mayyasi

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Chicken Mull

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Chicken Mull

A buttery Southern specialty inspired by 19th-century seaside cookouts.

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Moon Mist

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Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.

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Anne Ewbank

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Mellow Corn Whiskey

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Mellow Corn Whiskey

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

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Spiedies

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Spiedies

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.

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lizziebelle

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Black Habit Ale

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Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.

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rachelrummel

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Pensacola, Florida

O’Zone Pizza Pub

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

HelloKaraWoodson

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Horlicks Malted Milk

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Horlicks Malted Milk

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

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rachelrummel

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Stanley, North Dakota

Whirla-Whip Ice Cream

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

rachelrummel

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Jezebel Sauce

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Jezebel Sauce

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

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rachelrummel

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Jucy Lucy

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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

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thepackedlife

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Bar Harbor, Maine

Jordan Pond Popovers

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

Abby Hanson

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West Indies Salad

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West Indies Salad

It's actually a crab dish from Alabama's Gulf Coast.

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rachelrummel

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Maple Hurricane Sauce

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Maple Hurricane Sauce

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

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rachelrummel

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Sour Orange Pie

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Sour Orange Pie

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

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rachelrummel

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Klub

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Klub

This stick-to-your-ribs Scandinavian dumpling is a favorite at Midwestern fundraisers.

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rachelrummel

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Freeport, Maine

Freeport McDonald's

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

bendboy

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Arkansas Black Apple

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Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

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rachelrummel

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Grape Pie

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Grape Pie

Making this wine-flavored treat requires peeling two pounds of Concord grapes.

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Anne Ewbank

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Coffee Cabinet

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Coffee Cabinet

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

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Added by kpearl2005

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Rathskeller Cafe

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

rachelrummel

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Hot Cheese Sandwich

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Hot Cheese Sandwich

The original cheeseburger, hold the beef patty.

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Rohini Chaki

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Cudighi

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Cudighi

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

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rachelrummel

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Detroit, Michigan

The Raven Lounge

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Rebecca Byrne

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Cream Pull Candy

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Cream Pull Candy

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

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rachelrummel

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Trenary Toast

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Trenary Toast

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

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Added by jhan86

Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza

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Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.

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matthewtaub

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