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Reindeer Dog
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Reindeer Dog

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.
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Cherokee Bean Bread
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Cherokee Bean Bread

Bakers delicately wrap this corn-and-bean dumpling in hickory leaves before boiling.
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Colombian Hot Dogs
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Colombian Hot Dogs

You might not even see the meat beneath this pile of potato chips, sauce, and quail eggs.
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Chili and Cinnamon Rolls
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Chili and Cinnamon Rolls

This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.
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French-Fried Turkey Breast
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French-Fried Turkey Breast

In South Range, a decadent take on Thanksgiving dinner is served year-round.
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Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza
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Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.
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Jucy Lucy
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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.
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Chili Bomb
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Chili Bomb

Both a noun and an action, chili-bombing loads a pizza with tater tots, chili, and Cheez Whiz.
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Fried Beer
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Fried Beer

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.
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Piki Bread
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Piki Bread

This ultra-thin blue corn delicacy is traditionally eaten at Hopi weddings.
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Pennsylvania Pretzel Art
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Pennsylvania Pretzel Art

In Langhorne, Pennsylvania, two brothers decided to take their doughy creations to the next level.
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Causa
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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
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The Horseshoe
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The Horseshoe

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.
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Pylsur
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Pylsur

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
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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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Bedfordshire Clanger
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Bedfordshire Clanger

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.
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Kholodets
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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.
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Threads of God
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Threads of God

To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.
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Aligot
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Aligot

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.
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Carciofi alla Giudia
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Carciofi alla Giudia

Created in Rome's Jewish ghetto, the fried artichokes herald spring.
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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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Blaa Bread
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Blaa Bread

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.
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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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Kulebyaka
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Kulebyaka

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.
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