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Cramaillote
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Cramaillote

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.
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OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture
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OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In Auckland's Mount Eden neighborhood, giant chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.
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Duruka
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Duruka

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.
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Mauby
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Mauby

Caribbean tree bark gives this drink its bittersweet flavor.
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Vimto
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Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
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Black Tot Rum
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Black Tot Rum

The rare remaining bottles of the British Navy's rum rations can be yours for $1,000 each.
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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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Hickory Syrup
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Hickory Syrup

A sweet regional alternative to the maple kind.
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Russian Napoleon Cake
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Russian Napoleon Cake

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.
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Kamatahvel
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Kamatahvel

Created during a cocoa shortage, the grain-based “chocolate” bar became an Estonian classic.
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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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Hriatô
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Hriatô

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.
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Kvikk Lunsj
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Kvikk Lunsj

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.
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Utopenci
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Utopenci

These “drowning” pickled sausages may be named for their appearance or their inventor's untimely demise.
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Khirret
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Khirret

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.
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Pie Barm
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Pie Barm

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.
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Federweisser
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Federweisser

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.
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Čarodějnice
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Čarodějnice

Revelers roast wieners and “witches” at this annual Czech festival.
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Carrageen Moss Pudding
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Carrageen Moss Pudding

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.
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Chả Rươi
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Chả Rươi

This rare Vietnamese omelet incorporates a seasonal sandworm.
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Riga Black Balsam
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Riga Black Balsam

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.
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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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Nokia Kuuma Koira
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Nokia Kuuma Koira

A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.
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Volkswagen Originalteil
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Volkswagen Originalteil

The German auto maker’s “part no. 199 398 500 A” was a pack of sausages.
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