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Hāngi
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Hāngi

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.
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Causa
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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
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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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Koi-Koi Matsuri
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Koi-Koi Matsuri

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.
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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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Marzipan Easter Lamb
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Marzipan Easter Lamb

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.
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Long Pepper
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Long Pepper

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.
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Lancashire Butter Pie
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Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.
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Barraquito
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Barraquito

This Canary Islands' specialty upgrades coffee with layers of condensed milk and liqueur.
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Canned Dashimaki
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Canned Dashimaki

These sweet and savory Japanese rolled eggs are sold in 6-packs.
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Cake Pull
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Cake Pull

At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.
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Mojie Apples
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Mojie Apples

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.
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Lancashire Hotpot
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Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
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Julmust
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Julmust

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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Joe Froggers
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Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.
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Crowdie
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Crowdie

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.
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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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Dill Pickle Pizza
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Dill Pickle Pizza

This is one seriously polarizing pie.
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The Slinger
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The Slinger

Satisfy your midnight munchies with this Franken-feast out of St. Louis, Missouri.
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Blenheim Ginger Ale
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Blenheim Ginger Ale

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.
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Scouse
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Scouse

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.
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Kohuke
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Kohuke

Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.
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Hriatô
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Hriatô

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.
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