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Atomic Cake
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Atomic Cake

This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.
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Belle of Georgia Peach
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Belle of Georgia Peach

All but absent from supermarket shelves, this heirloom peach is a sweet secret in Southerners' backyard gardens.
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Gooey Butter Cake
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Gooey Butter Cake

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
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Ramune
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Ramune

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
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Pheasant Salad Sandwich
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Pheasant Salad Sandwich

South Dakota's unique contribution to World War II soldiers.
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Ozark Pudding
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Ozark Pudding

Bess Truman made this dessert for Winston Churchill after his “Iron Curtain” speech.
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Mignon Chocolate Egg
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Mignon Chocolate Egg

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.
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Pączki
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Pączki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.
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Pawpaw
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Pawpaw

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
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Czernina
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Czernina

Duck blood makes this Polish soup extra rich.
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Vernors Ginger Soda
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Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
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Coffee Crisp
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Coffee Crisp

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
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Shoofly Pie
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Shoofly Pie

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
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Amish Funeral Pie
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Amish Funeral Pie

So sweet you forget to cry.
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Field Ration Eating Device
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Field Ration Eating Device

The tool, found in Australian military ration packs, is considered handy by some and awful by others.
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St. Paul Sandwich
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St. Paul Sandwich

Don't think too hard about the name.
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Poke Cake
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Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
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