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Ramune
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Ramune

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
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Black Garlic
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Black Garlic

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
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Turkish Coffee
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Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
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Pikopiko
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Pikopiko

These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.
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Wattleseed
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Wattleseed

This chocolate-flavored superfood falls from the Australian Acacia bush.
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Egg Hopper
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Egg Hopper

Sri Lanka's crispy, bowl-shaped pancake comes with an egg at the bottom.
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’Nduja
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’Nduja

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
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Susan Van Allen Added by Susan Van Allen
Finger Lime
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Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.
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Jared Rydelek Added by Jared Rydelek
Unicum
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Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
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Green Chartreuse
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Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Francesinha
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Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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Mortadella
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Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
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Susan Van Allen Added by Susan Van Allen
Chimney Cake
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Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
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jwalker Added by jwalker
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.
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Susan Van Allen Added by Susan Van Allen
Seattle Dog
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Seattle Dog

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Exploding Chocolate Teacakes
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Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Chicha Morada
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Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
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Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Deep-Fried Peanuts
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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.
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Needhams
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Needhams

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?
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Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Lahpet Thoke
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Lahpet Thoke

In Myanmar, fermented tea leaves make a tangy, caffeinated salad.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Egg Waffles
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Egg Waffles

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Kransekake
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Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
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Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Egg Cream
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Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
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rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Churchkhela
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Churchkhela

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
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