After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.

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

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

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

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

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

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.

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

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

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

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.