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Peanut Pie
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Peanut Pie

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”
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Pickle Pie
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A motel restaurant in a tiny Utah town bakes this sweet and sour treat.
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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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Syracuse Salt Potatoes
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Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.
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Peanut Butter Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.
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Sea Grapes
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Sea Grapes

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
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Mlíko
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Mlíko

In Czechia, a foamy beer is a sweet and creamy treat.
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Pacaya
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Pacaya

These palm flower clusters resemble tentacles of baby corn.
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Purén White Strawberry
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Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
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Cuberdons
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Cuberdons

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
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Pink Pearl Apple
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Pink Pearl Apple

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.
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Café Touba
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Café Touba

In Senegal, black coffee meets sugar ’n’ spice in one heady brew.
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Paparajotes
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Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.
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Cheerwine
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Cheerwine

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
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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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Fool's Gold Loaf
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Fool's Gold Loaf

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.
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Buttered Eggs
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Buttered Eggs

When eggs hot out of the chicken meet butter, magic happens.
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Pylsur
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Pylsur

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
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Szechuan Button
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Szechuan Button

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.
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Hala Fruit
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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.
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Son-in-Law Eggs
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Son-in-Law Eggs

In Thai lore, these fried hard-boiled eggs are a delicious warning for a misbehaving husband.
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.
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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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Spaghettieis
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Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
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