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Federweisser
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Federweisser

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.
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Alkermes
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Alkermes

Once an insect-dyed health tonic, this liqueur now adds a scarlet tint to Italian pastries.
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.
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Colonnata Lard
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Colonnata Lard

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.
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Mortadella
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Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
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St. Louis-Style Pizza
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St. Louis-Style Pizza

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
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Exploding Chocolate Teacakes
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Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
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Bird Milk Chocolate
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Bird Milk Chocolate

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.
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Allen's Coffee Brandy
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Allen's Coffee Brandy

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.
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Steamed Cheeseburger
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Steamed Cheeseburger

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.
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Peanut Pie
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Peanut Pie

The Virginia treat can “make even your deepest-dyed Yankee start complimenting you with a southern accent.”
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Ridgeway Cantaloupe
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Ridgeway Cantaloupe

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.
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Kratom Tea
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Kratom Tea

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.
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Carolina Gold
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Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
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Chatham Artillery Punch
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Chatham Artillery Punch

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."
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Sushi Pizza
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Sushi Pizza

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.
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Peanut Butter Dumplings
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Peanut Butter Dumplings

A unique take on Szechuan dumplings is now a Montreal specialty.
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Montreal Steak Spice
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Montreal Steak Spice

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
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Sugar Cream Pie
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Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
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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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Lebanon Bologna
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Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.
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Tarkhuna
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Tarkhuna

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.
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Kendal Mint Cake
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Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.
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