Jeremy T's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Brunost
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Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.
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Beaver Tails
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Beaver Tails

No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
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Jjajang Myeon
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Jjajang Myeon

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
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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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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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Taiyaki
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Taiyaki

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
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Candied Hawthorn
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Candied Hawthorn

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.
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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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Sushi Pizza
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Sushi Pizza

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.
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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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White BBQ Sauce
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White BBQ Sauce

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
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Financiers
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Financiers

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.
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Szechuan Button
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Szechuan Button

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.
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Pueblo Bread
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Pueblo Bread

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.
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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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Durian
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Durian

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
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Bonito Flakes
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Bonito Flakes

Some fish can dance.
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Takoyaki
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Takoyaki

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
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Okonomiyaki
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Okonomiyaki

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
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Grass Jelly
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Grass Jelly

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.
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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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Sourdough Starter
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Sourdough Starter

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
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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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Pineapple Bun
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Pineapple Bun

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
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