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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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Bebinca
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Bebinca

Goa's signature baked pudding cake is multicultural and multilayered.
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Russian Napoleon Cake
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Russian Napoleon Cake

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.
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Graffe
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Graffe

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.
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Persian Ice Cream Sandwich
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Persian Ice Cream Sandwich

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.
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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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Pee-Pee Boy
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Pee-Pee Boy

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.
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Springerle
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Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.
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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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Rompope
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Rompope

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
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Eton Mess
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Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
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Luk Chup
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Luk Chup

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich

Take the name of this street treat literally.
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Bakewell Pudding
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Bakewell Pudding

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.
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Chocolate Tea
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Chocolate Tea

Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.
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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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Shahi Tukda
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Shahi Tukda

This sugar-soaked South Asian sweet isn’t your basic bread pudding.
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Biscuits Roses de Reims
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Biscuits Roses de Reims

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.
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Buchteln
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Buchteln

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.
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Wagashi
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Wagashi

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
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Falooda
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Falooda

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.
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Pashmak
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Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.
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Louisiana Russian Cake
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Louisiana Russian Cake

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.
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