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Whistle-Belly Vengeance
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Whistle-Belly Vengeance

Colonial Americans would try anything to revive bad beer.
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Gibralters Rock Candy
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Gibralters Rock Candy

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.
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Chimney Cake
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Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
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Năsal Cheese
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Năsal Cheese

In a Romanian village, a cave's unique conditions produce a rare, funky cheese.
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Țuică
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Țuică

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.
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Drob de Miel
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Drob de Miel

This haggis-meatloaf mashup is a Romanian Easter classic.
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Ciorbă de Burtă
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Ciorbă de Burtă

The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.
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Gazoz
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Gazoz

A bit of the past bubbles up in Israel's reinvention of its classic summer sipper.
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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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Saint Agatha's Breasts
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Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.
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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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Sponge Candy
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Sponge Candy

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Sponsored by Visit Buffalo Niagara
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