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Coffee Crisp
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Coffee Crisp

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
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Peameal Bacon
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Peameal Bacon

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
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Maggi Seasoning
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Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork
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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.
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Croquembouche
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Croquembouche

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
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Clootie Dumpling
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Clootie Dumpling

This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.
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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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Chicken Salt
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Chicken Salt

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
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Broasted Chicken
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Broasted Chicken

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.
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Eccles Cake
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Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
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Kava
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Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
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Ice Cream Fork
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Ice Cream Fork

A relic from the era of highly specialized cutlery.
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Smiley Fritz
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Smiley Fritz

The meat that literally puts a smile on Australians' faces.
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Goon Sack
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Goon Sack

The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
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Field Ration Eating Device
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Field Ration Eating Device

The tool, found in Australian military ration packs, is considered handy by some and awful by others.
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Democracy Sausage
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Democracy Sausage

Come to vote, leave with a sausage.
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Musk Sticks
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Musk Sticks

This classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and tastes like perfume.
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Tim Tam Slam
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Tim Tam Slam

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

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
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