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Lancashire Courting Cake
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Lancashire Courting Cake

Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.
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Castagne del Prete
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Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
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Tenili
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Tenili

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.
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Knickerbocker Glory
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Knickerbocker Glory

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
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Churchkhela
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Churchkhela

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
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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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Soor Plooms
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Soor Plooms

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
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Portuguese Bacon Pudding
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Portuguese Bacon Pudding

Royalty adored the Abbot of Priscos' porcine dessert.
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Tocinillo de Cielo
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Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.
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Cranachan
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Cranachan

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
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Adjaruli Khachapuri
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Adjaruli Khachapuri

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
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Francesinha
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Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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Patatje Oorlog
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Patatje Oorlog

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.
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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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Lampredotto
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Lampredotto

The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.
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Scouse
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Scouse

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.
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Sbirro Cheese
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Sbirro Cheese

Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.
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Chimay Beer Cheese
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Chimay Beer Cheese

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
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Stinking Bishop
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Stinking Bishop

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.
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Handkäse Mit Musik
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Handkäse Mit Musik

The stinky cheese comes with onions and bathroom humor.
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Brunost
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Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.
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Pule
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Pule

The world's most expensive cheese is made from Balkan donkey milk.
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Brie Noir
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Brie Noir

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.
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