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Victorian Soda Fountains
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Victorian Soda Fountains

Once upon a time, getting your carbonation fix required a visit to a monstrous machine.
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Lithuanian Spit Cake
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Lithuanian Spit Cake

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.
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Colcannon
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Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
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Giant Omelette Festival
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Giant Omelette Festival

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.
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Blue Wine
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Blue Wine

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.
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Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Birmingham Balti
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Birmingham Balti

Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.
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St. Martin's Croissant
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St. Martin's Croissant

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.
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Leigh ChavezBush Added by Leigh ChavezBush
Lancashire Butter Pie
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Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.
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Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Buchteln
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Buchteln

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

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.
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