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Bath Spa Water
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Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.
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Drunken Cheese
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Drunken Cheese

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.
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Stuffed Camel Spleen
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Stuffed Camel Spleen

Giant logs of offal become satisfying street sandwiches in the old city of Fes.
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Cudighi
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Cudighi

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

Typically made with pork, bologna gets the all-beef treatment in a tiny Ohio town.
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Bra Sausage
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Bra Sausage

A veal-based sausage that survived a royal beef ban.
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Haggis Ice Cream
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Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.
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Squid Ink Gelato
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Squid Ink Gelato

A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.
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Lobster Ice Cream
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Lobster Ice Cream

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.
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Pickle Soft Serve
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Pickle Soft Serve

The briny, refreshing ice cream acts as a cooling chaser to spicy meals.
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Wasabi Ice Cream
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Wasabi Ice Cream

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.
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Tiger Tail Ice Cream
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Tiger Tail Ice Cream

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.
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Cao Lầu
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Cao Lầu

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.
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Capybara
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Capybara

During Lent in Venezuela, the world's largest rodent becomes a “fish.”
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Montebore
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Montebore

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.
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Vínarterta
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Vínarterta

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.
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Torta del Casar
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Torta del Casar

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.
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Okanagan Sockeye Salmon
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Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.
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Syracuse Salt Potatoes
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Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.
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Oaxacan Mole Blanco
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Oaxacan Mole Blanco

The fairest and rarest of them all.
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Chile Cobanero
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Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
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Poire Williams
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Poire Williams

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
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Chios Mastiha
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Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
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Omajowa
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Omajowa

Massive mushrooms spring from tall termite mounds during rainy season in Namibia.
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