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Decadent Delights

Running past vineyards.

Marathon du Médoc

This French marathon has regular stops for wine, cheese, and oysters.

Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.

Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

Fool's Gold Loaf

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.

Komplet Lepinja

Cream, eggs, and pork drippings combine in the ultimate Serbian bread bowl.

Kulebyaka

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.

Gym Shoe Sandwich

The South Side favorite is a cross between a meat-lover's sub and a gyro.

The Slopper

It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.

Sanguinaccio Dolce

Italians make a bloody delicious chocolate pudding.

Zarajos

In Cuenca, chefs transform offal into succulent tapas.

Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Francesinha

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

Gooey Butter Cake

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

Floating Island

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Jars of ambergris.

Ambergris

Whale excrement once flavored ice cream.

Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

Aligot from Le Politique Austin.

Aligot

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

Most Texas sheet cakes come topped with pecans.

Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

The French wedding cake.

Croquembouche

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.