springer's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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From my childhood days, I have wanted to know what was beyond the horizon. After twenty-two and a half years in the US Navy and fifty-plus years traveling the globe since retiring I have managed to see many Lands, which I could have only dreamed about as a child. Meeting people along the way and trying to understand their culture has been an extra benefit. To this day I still have friends I made fifty + years ago in distant countries. Travel broadens one's mind and outlook on life. One must take the first step.

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Struffoli

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Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

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PamelaCarnes

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Scrapple

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Scrapple

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

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rachelrummel

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Lebanon Bologna

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Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

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brianY

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Bristol Milk

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Bristol Milk

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

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rachelrummel

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Beef Dripping

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Beef Dripping

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

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Tony Dunnell

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Christmas Cake and Cheese

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Christmas Cake and Cheese

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

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Leigh ChavezBush

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Bath Spa Water

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Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

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Anne Ewbank

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Jam Roly-Poly

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Jam Roly-Poly

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

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rachelrummel

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Tim Tam Slam

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Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

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rachelrummel

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San Marzano Tomatoes

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Fruits & Vegetables

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

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Reina Gattuso

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Kendal Mint Cake

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Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

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sarahcorsa

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Bovril

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Bovril

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

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Anika Burgess

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Cottage Loaf

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Cottage Loaf

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.

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Tony Dunnell

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Mortadella

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Meats & Animal Products

Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

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Susan Van Allen

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Pie Birds

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Pie Birds

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

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rachelrummel

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Green Chartreuse

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Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

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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rachelrummel

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Lindisfarne Mead

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Lindisfarne Mead

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

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jwalker

Added by jwalker

Eccles Cake

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Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

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Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Fried Haggis

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Fried Haggis

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

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thegoodishtraveler

Added by thegoodishtraveler

Smoked Puffin

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Smoked Puffin

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Beaujolais Nouveau

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Beaujolais Nouveau

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

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Added by Diane McMartin

Faggots

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Faggots

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

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Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Pizza Montanara

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Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

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StepYoshi

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