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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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Mustache Cups
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Mustache Cups

They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.
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Pie Birds
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Pie Birds

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.
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Saint Agatha's Breasts
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Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.
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Butter Molds
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Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.
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Mortadella
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Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
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Chimney Cake
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Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
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Țuică
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Țuică

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.
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Pizza Fritta
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Pizza Fritta

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.
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Trashing
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Trashing

For some students at the University of Oxford, the end of the year means getting covered with eggs, shaving cream, and champagne.
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Lampredotto
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Lampredotto

The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.
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Lángos
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Lángos

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
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Scrumpy
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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Mozartkugel
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Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
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Cranachan
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Cranachan

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
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Scouse
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Scouse

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.
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Cornish Pasty
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Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
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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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Jam Roly-Poly
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Jam Roly-Poly

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
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Staffordshire Oatcakes
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Staffordshire Oatcakes

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.
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Rabarbaro
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Rabarbaro

Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.
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Yule Log Cake
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Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
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Kendal Mint Cake
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Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.
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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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