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Dill Pickle Pizza
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Dill Pickle Pizza

This is one seriously polarizing pie.
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Burying Bourbon
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Burying Bourbon

In the American South, some believe it deters rain on one's wedding day.
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Cake Pull
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Cake Pull

At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.
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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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Apple Beer
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Apple Beer

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.
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Southern Butter Rolls
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Southern Butter Rolls

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.
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Blenheim Ginger Ale
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Blenheim Ginger Ale

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.
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Pasita
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Pasita

A small cantina is home to a sweet-and-salty shot of raisin liqueur with a cheese cube chaser.
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West Indies Salad
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West Indies Salad

It's actually a crab dish from Alabama's Gulf Coast.
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Chicken Bones
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Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.
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New Mexican Sundae
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New Mexican Sundae

Frozen custard gets topped with green chile sauce and salty pecans to make this Las Cruces specialty.
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Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch
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Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.
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Green Chile Lemonade
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Green Chile Lemonade

A roadside diner in Hatch, New Mexico, makes the most of the town's fiery crop.
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Pan de Pulque
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Pan de Pulque

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.
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Pueblo Bread
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Pueblo Bread

Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.
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Raspberry Cordial
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Raspberry Cordial

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.
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Cream Pull Candy
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Cream Pull Candy

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.
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Chumuth
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Chumuth

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.
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Green River Soda
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Green River Soda

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Louisiana Mirliton
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Louisiana Mirliton

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.
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Sponge Candy
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Sponge Candy

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Sponsored by Visit Buffalo Niagara
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Acadian Summer Savory
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Acadian Summer Savory

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.
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White Kiawe Honey
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White Kiawe Honey

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.
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Okanagan Sockeye Salmon
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Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.
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