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Maggi Seasoning
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Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
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Brunost
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Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.
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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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Irn-Bru
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Irn-Bru

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
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Colcannon
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Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
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Smørrebrød
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Smørrebrød

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
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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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King Cake
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King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
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Superman Ice Cream
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Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!
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Dutch Baby
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Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
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Hot Beef Sundae
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Hot Beef Sundae

Pretty please with a cherry (tomato) on top?
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Broasted Chicken
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Broasted Chicken

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.
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Kentucky Beer Cheese
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Kentucky Beer Cheese

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).
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Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich
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Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich

Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.
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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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Jucy Lucy
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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.
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Hamam Mahshi
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Hamam Mahshi

Egyptian pigeons are raised in special towers, then stuffed and eaten.
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Russian Tea
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Russian Tea

This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.
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The Horseshoe
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The Horseshoe

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.
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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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Cornish Pasty
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Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
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Ham Salad
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Ham Salad

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
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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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Mish
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Mish

This sharp and salty Egyptian cheese ferments for months in a bath of milk and spices.
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