A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

This Denver specialty, a hybrid of Mexican and American cuisine, is peak comfort food.

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

In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.

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

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.

This smoky, spicy dish comes straight out of Cajun country.

This unique soup of chicken drippings, vinegar, and cayenne pepper has been a Bradford, Tennessee, favorite for decades.

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

This pulled chicken sandwich has a cult following in the Massachusetts towns of Methuen and Lawrence.

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

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.

In South Range, a decadent take on Thanksgiving dinner is served year-round.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

From the makers of Reddi-Wip, instant bacon that would destroy your toaster.

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.