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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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Kuih Pai Tee
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Kuih Pai Tee

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.
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Mobile Bay Jubilees
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Mobile Bay Jubilees

In this summer phenomenon, fish swarm Alabama shores and waterfront residents scoop up the bounty.
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Moose Tongue
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Moose Tongue

A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup.
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Tête de Moine
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Tête de Moine

"Monk's Head" cheese requires a special shaver.
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Feuerzangenbowle
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Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
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Pork Skin Braciole
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Pork Skin Braciole

This old-school Italian dish comes in a rich and savory wrapper.
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Biska
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Biska

One of the smallest cities in the world specializes in mistletoe brandy.
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Prickly Pear Vodka
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Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.
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Salzburger Nockerl
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Salzburger Nockerl

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.
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Anis de Flavigny
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Anis de Flavigny

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
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Black Habit Ale
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Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.
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Bonac Clam Pie
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Bonac Clam Pie

Long Island's rich history of clamming is packed inside a creamy, sea-scented pie.
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Api Etoile Apple
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Api Etoile Apple

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.
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Marabou M Peanut
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Marabou M Peanut

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.
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Banana Passionfruit
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Banana Passionfruit

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.
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Djon-Djon
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Djon-Djon

The Haitian mushroom transforms rice into an inky, earthy delicacy.
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Scrumpy
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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Motiv Zuckerl
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Motiv Zuckerl

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
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Juustoleipä
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Juustoleipä

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.
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Bene’n’hot
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Bene’n’hot

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.
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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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Lancashire Hotpot
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Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
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