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Seaweed Gin
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Seaweed Gin

The essence of Canada's eastern coastline, distilled.
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Dulse and Yellowman
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Dulse and Yellowman

An unlikely pairing of honeycomb toffee and purple seaweed.
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Feast of the Seven Fishes
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Feast of the Seven Fishes

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.
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Maple Leaf Tempura
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Maple Leaf Tempura

Why not fry a year-old leaf?
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Coquito Nuts
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Coquito Nuts

Chile is home to very, very small coconuts.
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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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Scandinavian Egg Coffee
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Scandinavian Egg Coffee

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.
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Cheese Tea
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Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
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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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Apple Cheese
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Apple Cheese

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.
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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake
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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.
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Coffee Cabinet
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Coffee Cabinet

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.
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Charentais Melon
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Charentais Melon

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.
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Threads of God
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Threads of God

To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.
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Saskatoon Berry Perogies
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Saskatoon Berry Perogies

When Ukrainian immigrants embraced a local crop, a sweet prairie perogy was born.
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Gooseneck Barnacles
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Gooseneck Barnacles

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.
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Cochayuyo
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Cochayuyo

This hearty kelp has been feeding Chileans for at least 14,000 years.
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Teaberry Ice Cream
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Teaberry Ice Cream

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.
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Piure
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Piure

Slice open this rock-like sea creature and you'll find tomato-red flesh that tastes great in Chilean ceviche.
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Spaceburgers
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Spaceburgers

These UFO-shaped sandwiches debuted at the Seattle World's Fair.
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Ammoniated Coca-Cola
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Ammoniated Coca-Cola

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.
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Chouchen
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Chouchen

Ancient Celtic settlers brought this honey-based drink to Brittany.
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Kouign-Amann
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Kouign-Amann

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.
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Moon Mist
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Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.
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