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Ham Salad
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Ham Salad

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
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Frog Eye Salad
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Frog Eye Salad

Don’t worry: This sweet, creamy Mormon potluck staple isn’t actually made of frogs.
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Loganberry Drink
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Loganberry Drink

This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.
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Plastic Chutney
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Plastic Chutney

Don’t be fooled by the name of this Bengali relish.
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Jjajang Myeon
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Jjajang Myeon

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
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Bheja Fry
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Bheja Fry

In Hyderabad, vendors sizzle up spicy fried brains.
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Baba de Camelo
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Baba de Camelo

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.
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Louisiana Russian Cake
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Louisiana Russian Cake

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.
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Pitos e Ganchas
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Pitos e Ganchas

This gendered sweet swap practically oozes sexual innuendos.
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Trail Bologna
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Trail Bologna

Typically made with pork, bologna gets the all-beef treatment in a tiny Ohio town.
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Lovespoons
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Lovespoons

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.
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Fatafat
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Fatafat

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.
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Mint Milk
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Mint Milk

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.
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Cherni Vit Green Cheese
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Cherni Vit Green Cheese

A small village in Bulgaria is working to revive its nearly extinct moldy cheese.
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Koliva
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Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
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Ingberlach
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Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.
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Cougnou
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Cougnou

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
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Lampreia de Ovos
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Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.
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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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Christmas Risengrød
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Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
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Christmas Eve Carp
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Christmas Eve Carp

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.
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Christmas Cake and Cheese
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Christmas Cake and Cheese

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.
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Eton Mess
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Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
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Castagne del Prete
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Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
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