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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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Fröccs
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Fröccs

A seasonal Hungarian spritzer has a language all its own.
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Flódni
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Flódni

This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.
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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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Túró Rudi
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Túró Rudi

Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.
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Mangalica
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Mangalica

These woolly pigs produce the “Kobe beef of pork.”
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Lángos
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Lángos

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
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Unicum
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Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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Midas Touch Ale
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Midas Touch Ale

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.
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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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Pocari Sweat
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Pocari Sweat

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
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Coffee Jelly
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Coffee Jelly

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.
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Kopi Luwak
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Kopi Luwak

This is one expensive load of crap.
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Pu'er
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Pu'er

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
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Horlicks Malted Milk
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Horlicks Malted Milk

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
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Cheese Tea
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Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
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Peach Sliders
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Peach Sliders

This sweet sandwich celebrates Georgia's favorite crop.
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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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Yangmei
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Yangmei

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.
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Motiv Zuckerl
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Motiv Zuckerl

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
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Scrumpy
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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XO Sauce
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XO Sauce

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
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