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Puto Bumbong
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Puto Bumbong

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.
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Federweisser
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Federweisser

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.
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Feuerzangenbowle
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Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
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Zoiglbier
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Zoiglbier

In medieval Germany, drinkers followed a star to local lager.
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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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Fried Beer
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Fried Beer

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.
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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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Szechuan Button
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Szechuan Button

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.
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Hoppin' John
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Hoppin' John

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.
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Castagne del Prete
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Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
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Twelve Grapes
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Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
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Tupelo Honey
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Tupelo Honey

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
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Springerle
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Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.
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Ice Wine
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Ice Wine

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
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Chocolate Gravy
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Chocolate Gravy

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
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Lambanóg
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Lambanóg

We can thank coconuts for this lesser-known tropical moonshine.
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Chatham Artillery Punch
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Chatham Artillery Punch

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."
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