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Pork Floss
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Pork Floss

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.
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Oliebollen
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Oliebollen

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
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Necco Wafers
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Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
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Cotton Candy Grapes
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Cotton Candy Grapes

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
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Texas Kolaches
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Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
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Fruit Sando
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Fruit Sando

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.
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Real Wasabi
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Real Wasabi

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
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Trứng Vịt Lộn
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Trứng Vịt Lộn

In Vietnam, there are multiple ways to enjoy fertilized duck eggs.
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Bao Bing
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Bao Bing

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.
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Bánh Pía
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Bánh Pía

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.
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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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Shojin Ryori
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Shojin Ryori

Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.
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Butter Lamps
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Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.
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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures
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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.
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Basashi
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Basashi

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”
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Vernors Ginger Soda
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Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
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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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Skal
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Skal

Meet Japan's first milk soda.
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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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Finger Lime
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Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.
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Matcha Chasen
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Matcha Chasen

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
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Cheese Tea
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Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich

Take the name of this street treat literally.
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Cornish Pasty
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Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
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