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Agua de Agrillo
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Agua de Agrillo

This tart, rare flavor of agua fresca comes from Mexican skunkbush berries.
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Shrub
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Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
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Orbitz
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Orbitz

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
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Egg Cream
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Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
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Espresso Coffee Soda
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Espresso Coffee Soda

A dark soda with a dark history.
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Tejate
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Tejate

Oaxaca's favorite morning beverage is an ancient blend of cacao, corn flour, and water.
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Rock N' Rye Pop
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Rock N' Rye Pop

A Prohibition-era flavor from a soda company beloved by Detroiters and Juggalos.
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Maple Seltzer
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Maple Seltzer

You can have your syrup and drink it, too.
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Coca-Cola and Peanuts
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Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
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Tottenham Cake
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Tottenham Cake

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.
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Johnny Marzetti
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Johnny Marzetti

The casserole with a person's name.
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Tsakoniki Melitzana
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Tsakoniki Melitzana

This sweet, slender eggplant grows only in a Greek valley.
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Doberge Cake
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Doberge Cake

This towering treat is a slice of New Orleans immigrant history.
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Flódni
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Flódni

This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.
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Chile Cobanero
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Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
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Cojones de Caballo
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Cojones de Caballo

Belizeans use this bulbous fruit to kill mosquito-borne parasites.
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Kak'ik
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Kak'ik

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.
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Vigorón
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Vigorón

The signature dish of “the Crazy Woman” and the city of Granada.
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Blackberry Jam Fruit
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Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.
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Sopa de Pata
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Sopa de Pata

This Salvadoran soup gets its rich, buttery flavor from cow hooves.
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Almojábano
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Almojábano

The most venerated cheese curl in the world. 
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Trits
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Trits

Costa Rica's iconic ice cream tub contains indescribably addictive cookies.
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Pacaya
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Pacaya

These palm flower clusters resemble tentacles of baby corn.
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Guatemalan Fiambre
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Guatemalan Fiambre

This 50-ingredient salad is for both the living and the dead.
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