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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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The King's Ginger
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The King's Ginger

The liqueur was created “to stimulate and revivify His Majesty” while he was driving.
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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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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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Nakládaný Hermelín
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Nakládaný Hermelín

The pungent pickled cheese is a popular Czech bar snack.
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Blaa Bread
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Blaa Bread

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.
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Black Chicken Soup
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Black Chicken Soup

In Asia, the black-skinned silkie chicken forms the base of a medicinal broth.
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Bamboo Pole Noodles
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Bamboo Pole Noodles

The dying art of flattening dough by seesawing on it.
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Mezcal de Pechuga
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Mezcal de Pechuga

For a meaty essence, producers dangle raw chicken breast over their stills.
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City Chicken
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City Chicken

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.
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Spaghettieis
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Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
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Jaboticaba
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Jaboticaba

The Brazilian tree gets covered by its tart purple fruit.
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Ranfañote
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Ranfañote

This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.
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Bara Lawr
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Bara Lawr

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.
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Small Foods Party
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Small Foods Party

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.
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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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Els Enfarinats
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Els Enfarinats

In Ibi, “the Floured Ones” use food, face paint, and firecrackers to stage a commemorative coup.
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Mote con Huesillos
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Mote con Huesillos

A syrupy cup of peaches and wheat kernels is a customary reward after a Santiago mountain hike.
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Texas Sheet Cake
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Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
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Ayahuasca
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Ayahuasca

One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.
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Medlars
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Medlars

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
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Tonka Beans
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Tonka Beans

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.
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Snow Cream
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Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.
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Fog Beer at Atrapaniebla Brewery
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Fog Beer at Atrapaniebla Brewery

In the Atacama Desert, brewers trap fog moisture to make crisp ales.
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