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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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Francesinha
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Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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Escamoles
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Escamoles

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.
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Pan de Pulque
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Pan de Pulque

This shape-shifting bread has kept its traditional name, but continued to reinvent itself with changing times.
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Dorilocos
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Dorilocos

At last, a street snack that brings together Doritos, veggies, pickled pig skin, and gummies.
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
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Lussekatter
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Lussekatter

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.
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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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Bakewell Pudding
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Bakewell Pudding

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.
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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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