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Grasshopper
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Grasshopper

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.
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Beefsteak Banquet
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Beefsteak Banquet

A tradition built around beef, beer, and the absence of napkins or forks.
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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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K’alapurka
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K’alapurka

In the city of Potosí, a steamy soup bubbles from the heat of volcanic rocks.
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Pique a lo Macho
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Pique a lo Macho

Can you finish Bolivia's enormous starch-and-protein explosion?
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Carolina Gold
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Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
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Whitebait Fritters
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Whitebait Fritters

It's fishy how close to an omelette this is.
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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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Pulque
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Pulque

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
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Rollinia
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Rollinia

Brazil's spiky yellow fruit has lemon meringue–flavored insides.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.
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Black Cake
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Sweets

Black Cake

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.
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Kransekake
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Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
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