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Boucan
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Boucan

This grill defined a new breed of pirates.
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Chocolate Fish
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Chocolate Fish

The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.
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Johnnycakes
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Johnnycakes

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
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The Original McDonald's French Fry
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The Original McDonald's French Fry

The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
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Chocolate Daisy
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Chocolate Daisy

This wildflower releases a cocoa fragrance each morning.
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Boston Baked Beans
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Boston Baked Beans

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
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Apple Beer
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Apple Beer

Utah's favorite nonalcoholic beer got its start more than a century ago as a German brew.
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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Awful Awful
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Awful Awful

This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.
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Medlars
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Medlars

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
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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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Salzburger Nockerl
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Salzburger Nockerl

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.
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Mozartkugel
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Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
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Russian Napoleon Cake
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Russian Napoleon Cake

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.
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Springerle
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Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.
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Cancoillotte
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Cancoillotte

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.
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Buchteln
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Buchteln

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.
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Tastee Cheese
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Tastee Cheese

It's not Jamaican Easter without canned, processed cheddar cheese.
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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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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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Miracle Berries
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Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.
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Harenna Honey
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Harenna Honey

In an Ethiopian forest, a dying breed of beekeepers scales dangerously tall trees to harvest nectar from handmade hives.
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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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Yak Butter Tea
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Yak Butter Tea

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.
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