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Banta
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Banta

This sweet and salty Indian drink keeps an endangered soda bottle in business.
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Lithuanian Acorn Coffee
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Lithuanian Acorn Coffee

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.
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Green Chile Lemonade
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Green Chile Lemonade

A roadside diner in Hatch, New Mexico, makes the most of the town's fiery crop.
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Yakamein
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Yakamein

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.
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Mountain Maid Ube Jam
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Mountain Maid Ube Jam

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.
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Amaro di Sant'Antimo
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Amaro di Sant'Antimo

At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.
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Shimanto River 'Seaweed' Tempura
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Shimanto River 'Seaweed' Tempura

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.
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Dole Whip
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Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
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Pickleback
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Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
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Blue Wine
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Blue Wine

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.
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Venom Sotol
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Venom Sotol

Northern Mexico's lesser-known spirit gets a snake-based infusion.
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Strasbourg Hospital Wines
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Strasbourg Hospital Wines

You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.
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Kofola
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Kofola

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.
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Small Foods Party
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Small Foods Party

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.
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Spruce Beer
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Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
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Collard Sandwich
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Collard Sandwich

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.
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Peanut Pie
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Peanut Pie

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”
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Boston Cooler
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Boston Cooler

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.
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Iceberg Ice
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Iceberg Ice

In Newfoundland, the icebergs that float along the coast may end up in your cocktail.
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Real Wasabi
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Real Wasabi

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
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Seaweed Gin
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Seaweed Gin

The essence of Canada's eastern coastline, distilled.
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Long Pepper
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Long Pepper

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.
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Prickly Pear Liqueur
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Prickly Pear Liqueur

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
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Pinch 'n' Sip
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Pinch 'n' Sip

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.
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