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Sugar Cream Pie
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Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.
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Gym Shoe Sandwich
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Gym Shoe Sandwich

The South Side favorite is a cross between a meat-lover's sub and a gyro.
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Marlborough Pie
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Marlborough Pie

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.
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Funeral Potatoes
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Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
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Melktert
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Melktert

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.
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Chopped Cheese
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Chopped Cheese

This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.
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Butternut Squash Sweets
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Butternut Squash Sweets

Near the exit of an old souk, a small shop has been making gourd-based goodies for generations.
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Rollinia
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Rollinia

Brazil's spiky yellow fruit has lemon meringue–flavored insides.
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Peanut Butter Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.
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Hala Fruit
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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.
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Charentais Melon
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Charentais Melon

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.
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Teaberry Ice Cream
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Teaberry Ice Cream

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.
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Wasabi Ice Cream
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Wasabi Ice Cream

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.
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Tiger Tail Ice Cream
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Tiger Tail Ice Cream

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.
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Smearcase
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Smearcase

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.
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Sour Orange Pie
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Sour Orange Pie

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.
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Bánh Pía
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Bánh Pía

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.
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Cao Lầu
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Cao Lầu

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.
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Nimish
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Nimish

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.
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Panther Milk
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Panther Milk

Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.
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Shaker Lemon Pie
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Shaker Lemon Pie

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.
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Monkey Buffet Festival
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Monkey Buffet Festival

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.
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