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Some bread goes in the oven for an hour; some goes underground for two years.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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Allen's Coffee Brandy
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Allen's Coffee Brandy

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.
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Pork Roll
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Pork Roll

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."
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Vin Mariani
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Vin Mariani

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.
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Tastee Cheese
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Tastee Cheese

It's not Jamaican Easter without canned, processed cheddar cheese.
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Miracle Berries
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Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.
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Kumis
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Kumis

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
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Jamaican Irish Moss Drink
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Jamaican Irish Moss Drink

Drinking algae has never been sexier.
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Reddi-Bacon
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Reddi-Bacon

From the makers of Reddi-Wip, instant bacon that would destroy your toaster.
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Salo
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Salo

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.
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Slugburger
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Slugburger

No slugs were harmed in the making of this five-cent sandwich.
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Blueberry Duff
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Blueberry Duff

A Canadian pudding that's boiled in a bag and is interchangeably lunch and dessert.
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Knickerbocker Glory
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Knickerbocker Glory

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
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Moose Milk
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Moose Milk

Eggnog gone wild, brought to you by the Canadian Military.
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Blue Corn Mush
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Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
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Egg Waffles
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Egg Waffles

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
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Hákarl
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Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.
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Mir Space Station Dining Table
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Mir Space Station Dining Table

Cosmonauts and astronauts reheated food and formed bonds over this high-tech table.
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Asturian Cider Pouring
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Asturian Cider Pouring

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.
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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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Spaghetti Omelette Sandwich
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Spaghetti Omelette Sandwich

It's three meals in one!
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Salep
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Salep

A flour made from orchid roots makes for a popular Turkish drink.
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Dunmow Flitch Trials
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Dunmow Flitch Trials

Only the happiest married couples can win this huge piece of bacon.
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