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Springerle
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Springerle

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

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.
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Gray Peas with Bacon and Onions
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Gray Peas with Bacon and Onions

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.
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Kofola
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Kofola

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.
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Biscuits Roses de Reims
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Biscuits Roses de Reims

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.
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Širvenos
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Širvenos

This Lithuanian brew adds green peas to the malt.
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Brioche con Gelato
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Brioche con Gelato

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.
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Simit-Pogacha
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Simit-Pogacha

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.
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Apple Cheese
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Apple Cheese

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.
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Super Punch
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Super Punch

An obscure Italian amaro became the pride of Pittsburgh.
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Nokia Kuuma Koira
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Nokia Kuuma Koira

A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.
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Staffordshire Oatcakes
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Staffordshire Oatcakes

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.
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Kibinai
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Kibinai

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.
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San Marzano Tomatoes
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San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
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Lanzarote Wines
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Lanzarote Wines

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.
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Drunken Cheese
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Drunken Cheese

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.
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Charentais Melon
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Charentais Melon

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.
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lukefater Added by lukefater