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Marabou M Peanut
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Marabou M Peanut

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.
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Api Etoile Apple
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Api Etoile Apple

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.
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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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Scrumpy
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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Pihtije
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Pihtije

Serbians prepare these cold, jellied pork cubes for even colder winters.
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Motiv Zuckerl
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Motiv Zuckerl

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
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Juustoleipä
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Juustoleipä

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.
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Sfogliatella
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Sfogliatella

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
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Struffoli
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Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.
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Święconka
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Święconka

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.
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Guksi
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Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.
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Tulip Vodka
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Tulip Vodka

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.
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Bene’n’hot
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Bene’n’hot

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.
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Tinder Fungus
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Tinder Fungus

One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”
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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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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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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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Crowdie
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Crowdie

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.
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Dorset Knobs
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Dorset Knobs

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.
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The Christmas Pickle
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The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
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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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Butter Molds
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Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.
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Graffe
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Graffe

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.
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Paparajotes
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Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.
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