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Roadkill Cook-Off
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Roadkill Cook-Off

West Virginia's annual competition features the likes of squirrel gravy over biscuits and snapping turtle stew.
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Dill Pickle Pizza
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Dill Pickle Pizza

This is one seriously polarizing pie.
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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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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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Kava
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Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
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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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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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Koolickles
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Koolickles

Dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid? Oh, yeah!
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
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Peyote
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Peyote

Mexican and American Indians have a long history with this powerful cactus.
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Atomic Cake
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Atomic Cake

This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.
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Salsagheti
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Salsagheti

This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
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Texas Sheet Cake
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Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
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Green Chile Wine
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Green Chile Wine

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.
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Prickly Pear Sorbet
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Prickly Pear Sorbet

A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.
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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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Blue Moon Ice Cream
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Blue Moon Ice Cream

This cosmic-colored flavor is a Midwestern mystery.
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Glass Gem Corn
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Glass Gem Corn

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.
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Mellow Corn Whiskey
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Mellow Corn Whiskey

Long relegated to moonshine jars, aged corn whiskey is finally getting respect outside Kentucky.
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Pumpkin Spice Jalapeño
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Pumpkin Spice Jalapeño

If you're expecting a fall-flavored latte, you're in for a surprise.
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