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Spiedies
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Spiedies

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.
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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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Licor Valvanera
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Licor Valvanera

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.
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Anis de Flavigny
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Anis de Flavigny

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
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Anthill Cake
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Anthill Cake

This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.
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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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Fujisan Bread
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Fujisan Bread

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.
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Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich
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Peanut Butter & Mayonnaise Sandwich

Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.
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Jezebel Sauce
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Jezebel Sauce

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.
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Chocolate Gravy
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Chocolate Gravy

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
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Ammoniated Coca-Cola
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Ammoniated Coca-Cola

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.
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Banana Passionfruit
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Banana Passionfruit

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.
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Scandinavian Egg Coffee
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Scandinavian Egg Coffee

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.
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Djon-Djon
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Djon-Djon

The Haitian mushroom transforms rice into an inky, earthy delicacy.
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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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Motiv Zuckerl
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Motiv Zuckerl

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

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.
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Kaffeost
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Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.
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Ginabot
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Ginabot

Deep-fried pork intestines make a crispy, salty snack on the streets of Cebu City.
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Bene’n’hot
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Bene’n’hot

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.
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Lancashire Hotpot
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Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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Joe Froggers
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Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.
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Dorset Knobs
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Dorset Knobs

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.
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