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Lancashire Courting Cake
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Lancashire Courting Cake

Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
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Flódni
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Flódni

This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.
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Doberge Cake
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Doberge Cake

This towering treat is a slice of New Orleans immigrant history.
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Jólaöl
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Jólaöl

It's not Icelandic Christmas without two sodas in one cup.
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Hickory Syrup
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Hickory Syrup

A sweet regional alternative to the maple kind.
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Thorrablot
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Thorrablot

This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.
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Kanji
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Kanji

This fermented purple carrot elixir practically makes itself.
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Birch Beer
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Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
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Lebanon Bologna
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Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.
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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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Brier Hill Pizza
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Brier Hill Pizza

A church bakes up hundreds of these regional pizzas once a week.
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Spaceburgers
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Spaceburgers

These UFO-shaped sandwiches debuted at the Seattle World's Fair.
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Saskatoon Berry Perogies
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Saskatoon Berry Perogies

When Ukrainian immigrants embraced a local crop, a sweet prairie perogy was born.
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Kalimpong Lollipops
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Kalimpong Lollipops

These condensed-milk sweets come from a picturesque hill town.
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Nimbu Mirchi
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Nimbu Mirchi

These dangling decorations of lemon and chili peppers are meant to ward off a goddess of misfortune.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Moose Milk
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Moose Milk

Eggnog gone wild, brought to you by the Canadian Military.
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Cherry Burger
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Cherry Burger

In the '90s, fruit burgers almost took over American school lunches.
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Chocolate-atole
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Chocolate-atole

This traditional drink is made with a little-known variety of cacao.
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Corn Knives
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Corn Knives

Early American settlers invented new tools to harvest a new crop.
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Cajeta
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Cajeta

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
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Beaver Tails
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Beaver Tails

No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
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Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles
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Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.
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Salt-Rising Bread
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Salt-Rising Bread

Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.
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