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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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Pig Pickin' Cake
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Pig Pickin' Cake

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.
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Romeu e Julieta
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Romeu e Julieta

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.
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Fried Brain Sandwich
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Fried Brain Sandwich

Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.
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Achachairú
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Achachairú

Meet purple mangosteen's rare, complex cousin.
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Sumalak
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Sumalak

A sweet and simple pudding traditionally made in a joyous, spring ritual.
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Honey Toast Box
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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.
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Deep-Fried Peanuts
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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.
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Red Snappers
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Red Snappers

The reddest of the red meat.
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Carolina Gold
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Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
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Watergate Cake
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Watergate Cake

Beneath its "cover-up" of icing, this dessert hides a bunch of nuts.
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Hala Fruit
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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.
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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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Cajeta
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Cajeta

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
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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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Dutch Baby
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Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.
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Beaver
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Meats & Animal Products

Beaver

Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.
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Prickly Pear Sorbet
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Prickly Pear Sorbet

A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.
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Sugar Cream Pie
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Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.
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Sugarloaf Pineapple
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Sugarloaf Pineapple

Devour this rare variety without fear of post-pineapple mouth irritation.
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Bakeapple
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Bakeapple

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.
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Tepache
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Tepache

This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.
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Oscypek
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Oscypek

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
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