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Guberburger
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Guberburger

A now-shuttered Missouri drive-in brought local acclaim to patties topped in peanut butter.
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Chicken Bones
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Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.
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Carrageen Moss Pudding
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Carrageen Moss Pudding

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.
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Yakamein
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Yakamein

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.
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Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles
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Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.
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Peanut Butter Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.
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Belle of Georgia Peach
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Belle of Georgia Peach

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.
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North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash
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North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.
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Purén White Strawberry
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Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
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Pinch 'n' Sip
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Pinch 'n' Sip

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.
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New York Charlotte Russe
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New York Charlotte Russe

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.
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Puzzle Jugs
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Puzzle Jugs

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.
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Pizza Montanara
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Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
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Trenary Toast
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Trenary Toast

Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Butter Cows
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Butter Cows

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.
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Nan-e Nokhodchi
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Nan-e Nokhodchi

Thank garbanzo beans for the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these Persian cookies.
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Monkey Buffet Festival
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Monkey Buffet Festival

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.
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Springerle
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Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.
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Southern Butter Rolls
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Southern Butter Rolls

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.
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Rompope
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Rompope

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
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Pickle Pie
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Pickle Pie

A motel restaurant in a tiny Utah town bakes this sweet and sour treat.
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Eton Mess
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Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
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Loganberry Drink
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Loganberry Drink

This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.
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Sour Orange Pie
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Sour Orange Pie

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.
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