While root beer is ubiquitous across the country, birch beer is the favored fizzy drink in Pennsylvania. You can think of birch beer as root beer's dad. The name comes from its central ingredient: the ...

Pennsylvania's quintessential cuisine includes Philly-style water ice, gooey layered stromboli, saucy tomato pie, and some of the best pretzels in the U.S. However, there's another state staple that ...