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samanthachong

Associate Director of Audience Development, camera-happy, will talk to you at length about food.

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Honey Toast Box

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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

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Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Tim Tam Slam

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Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Chapulines

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Meats & Animal Products

Chapulines

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Pigeon Pastilla

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Pigeon Pastilla

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Bakeapple

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Fruits & Vegetables

Bakeapple

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.

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Gautham Krishnaraj

Added by Gautham Krishnaraj

Yakamein

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Yakamein

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

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Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Ruby Chocolate

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Ruby Chocolate

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Kala Jamun

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Kala Jamun

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Tula Pryanik

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Tula Pryanik

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

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Susie Armitage

Added by Susie Armitage

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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Susie Armitage

Added by Susie Armitage

Anis de Flavigny

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Anis de Flavigny

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

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Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Tocinillo de Cielo

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Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Xuixo

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Xuixo

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Pashmak

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Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

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Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Necco Wafers

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Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

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Leigh ChavezBush

Added by Leigh ChavezBush

Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

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Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

The gummies are taking over Utah.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Debal Curry

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Debal Curry

Melaka's Kristang community makes a dish so spicy, it's known as “devil's curry.”

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Added by charliekitcat

Dole Whip

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Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.

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Frog Eye Salad

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Frog Eye Salad

Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.

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Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

The Lunchbox

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The Lunchbox

Oklahoma City's signature cocktail calls for a frosty mug, a shot of amaretto, Coors Light, and orange juice.

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Added by daxonj

Shahi Tukda

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Shahi Tukda

This sugar-soaked South Asian sweet isn’t your basic bread pudding.

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Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

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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Added by alankstewart

King Cake

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King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

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rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel