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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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Taco Rice
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Taco Rice

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.
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Johnnycakes
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Johnnycakes

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

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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The Original McDonald's French Fry
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The Original McDonald's French Fry

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

This grasshopper snack is crispy like fried chicken.
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Miracle Berries
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Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.
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Reddi-Bacon
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Reddi-Bacon

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

Meet purple mangosteen's rare, complex cousin.
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Blueberry Duff
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Blueberry Duff

A Canadian pudding that's boiled in a bag and is interchangeably lunch and dessert.
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Blue Corn Mush
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Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
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Adjaruli Khachapuri
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Adjaruli Khachapuri

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
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Kratom Tea
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Kratom Tea

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.
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Calçot
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Calçot

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.
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Maine Wild Blueberries
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Maine Wild Blueberries

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.
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Jeppson's Malört
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Jeppson's Malört

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.
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Bilberry Soup
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Bilberry Soup

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.
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Nutcracker
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Nutcracker

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.
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Skerpikjøt
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Skerpikjøt

Without salt or refrigeration, early residents of the Faroe Islands preserved their mutton with the cold wind.
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Papal Gelatin Molds
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Papal Gelatin Molds

The competing papal and Napoleonic seals on the cookware tell the story of the battle between an emperor and a pope.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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Khasi Ko Bhutan
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Khasi Ko Bhutan

Nepal's autumn festival season means crispy, stir-fried intestines for dinner.
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