Root beer "tastes like toothpaste" to non-Americans, museum organizers said. Not everyone, particularly in the U.S., will agree that Twinkies, root beer and Pop-Tarts are "disgusting food.

Now one vendor is adding classic root beer to the mix. Homemade root beer, sarsaparilla, cherry wine and other rare drinks are on tap and served in a tin mug that's refillable for $1 forever.

WASHINGTON — Kellogg Co. is introducing two new soda-flavored Pop-Tarts: an A & W Root Beer-flavored version and a Crush Orange Soda-flavored one. Both will be available beginning in May.