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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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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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Prickly Pear Liqueur
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Prickly Pear Liqueur

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
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Baba de Camelo
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Baba de Camelo

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.
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Jam Roly-Poly
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Jam Roly-Poly

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
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Kouign-Amann
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Kouign-Amann

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.
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Pine Cone Preserves
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Pine Cone Preserves

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.
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Vologda Butter
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Vologda Butter

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.
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Grimsby Smoked Fish
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Grimsby Smoked Fish

Five producers in one English seaside town use historic chimneys to cold-smoke salmon and haddock overnight.
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Torta del Casar
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Torta del Casar

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.
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Montebore
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Montebore

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.
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Cougnou
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Cougnou

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
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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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Antigua Black Pineapple
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Antigua Black Pineapple

It's not actually dark, but it is the world's sweetest.
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Morir Soñando
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Morir Soñando

“To die dreaming” tastes like an orange creamsicle.
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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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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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Square Watermelons
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Square Watermelons

They grow in boxes and can cost more than $100.
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Buddha's Hand
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Buddha's Hand

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.
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Butterfly Pea Flower
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Butterfly Pea Flower

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.
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Dragon's Beard Candy
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Dragon's Beard Candy

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.
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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

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