Ethan Nicholls's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Coffee Crisp
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Coffee Crisp

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
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San Marzano Tomatoes
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San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
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Coca-Cola and Peanuts
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Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
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Sourdough Starter
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Sourdough Starter

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
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Fry Sauce
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Fry Sauce

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
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Burgoo
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Burgoo

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.
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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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Bara Lawr
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Bara Lawr

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.
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Irn-Bru
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Irn-Bru

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
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Eccles Cake
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Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
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Brennivín
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Brennivín

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?
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Vimto
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Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
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