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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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Lapis Legit
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Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.
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Texas Sheet Cake
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Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
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Takoyaki
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Takoyaki

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
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Collard Sandwich
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Collard Sandwich

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.
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Chow Mein Sandwich
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Chow Mein Sandwich

Crispy noodles meet a sea of gravy inside a hamburger bun.
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Trits
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Trits

Costa Rica's iconic ice cream tub contains indescribably addictive cookies.
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Afghan Biscuits
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Afghan Biscuits

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.
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Sanguinaccio Dolce
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Sanguinaccio Dolce

Italians make a bloody delicious chocolate pudding.
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Blood Pancakes
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Blood Pancakes

Scandinavians use blood to make dense, dark, savory flapjacks.
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Paiche
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Paiche

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.
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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
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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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Kissel
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Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.
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Fanesca
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Fanesca

A luxurious soup that Ecuador serves up only during Holy Week.
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Brunost
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Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.
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Ranfañote
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Ranfañote

This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.
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Seattle Dog
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Seattle Dog

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
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