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Smith Island Cake
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Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.
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Seattle Dog
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Seattle Dog

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
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Masato de Yuca
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Masato de Yuca

A sacred alcoholic drink made from chewed and fermented yuca.
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Spaghettieis
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Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
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Ambergris
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Ambergris

Whale excrement once flavored ice cream.
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Poke Cake
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Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
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Achachairú
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Achachairú

Meet purple mangosteen's rare, complex cousin.
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Cuberdons
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Cuberdons

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.
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Floating Island
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Floating Island

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
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Trits
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Trits

Costa Rica's iconic ice cream tub contains indescribably addictive cookies.
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Cajeta
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Cajeta

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
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Roudoudous
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Roudoudous

These French candies originally came in seashells.
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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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Dutch Baby
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Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
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Lapis Legit
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Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.
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Kopi Joss
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Kopi Joss

You put the charcoal in the coffee cup and drink it all up.
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Collard Sandwich
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Collard Sandwich

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.
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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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Korovai
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Korovai

The Ukrainian wedding bread is so beautiful, it's displayed near the altar.
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Kissel
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Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.
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Jiānbǐng
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Jiānbǐng

Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.
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Green Chile Wine
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Green Chile Wine

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.
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The Slopper
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The Slopper

It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.
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