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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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Molcajete
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Molcajete

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
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Zanzibar Pizza
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Zanzibar Pizza

Vendors fill these crispy pancakes with as many meats, sweets, or vegetables as their imaginations allow.
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Sea Grapes
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Sea Grapes

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
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Taguella
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Taguella

A desert dweller’s delight, this bread gets baked in sand.
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Frog Cakes
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Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.
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Glass Gem Corn
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Glass Gem Corn

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.
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Hoshigaki
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Hoshigaki

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.
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Sofkee
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Sofkee

This Native American sour corn mixture can come as a cool drink or warm porridge.
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Pig Pickin' Cake
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Pig Pickin' Cake

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.
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Termite Mound Ovens
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Termite Mound Ovens

Once the bugs have moved on, termite towers can be used for outdoor bread baking.
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Black Sesame Sweet Soup
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Black Sesame Sweet Soup

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.
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African Horned Cucumber
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African Horned Cucumber

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
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Green Chile Wine
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Green Chile Wine

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.
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Philly Taco
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Philly Taco

Wrap a slice of pizza around a cheesesteak to create this decadent mashup.
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Moon Mist
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Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.
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Amba
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Amba

The spicy, sour mango sauce is beloved from India to Israel.
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Possum Pie
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Possum Pie

Arkansas' unofficial state treat doesn't contain marsupials, but it does have several sweet layers.
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Mamba
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Mamba

The Haitian peanut butter first tastes creamy, then the peppers hit you.
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The Zombie
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The Zombie

Donn Beach only wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
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Cozido das Furnas
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Cozido das Furnas

In this island town, stew gets cooked by volcano.
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Feria del Alfeñique
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Feria del Alfeñique

The most beautiful, striking sugar skulls can be found at this annual fair in Toluca, Mexico.
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Raindrop Cake
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Raindrop Cake

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.
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Pythagorean Cup
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Pythagorean Cup

A timeless practical joke, brought to you by the ancient Greeks.
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