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Arkansas Black Apple
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Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.
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Coco de Mer
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Coco de Mer

A delicious fruit with a suggestively-shaped seed.
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
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Sfogliatella
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Sfogliatella

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
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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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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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Kaymak
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Kaymak

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.
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Ketchup Chips
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Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
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Crowdie
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Crowdie

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.
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Mozartkugel
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Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
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Dill Pickle Pizza
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Dill Pickle Pizza

This is one seriously polarizing pie.
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Lussekatter
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Lussekatter

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.
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Cranachan
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Cranachan

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
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Cherimoya
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Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
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Amlou
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Amlou

Morocco's nutty, decadent spread is made from the prized oil of the argan tree.
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.
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Ruby Chocolate
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Ruby Chocolate

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
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Pickle Soft Serve
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Pickle Soft Serve

The briny, refreshing ice cream acts as a cooling chaser to spicy meals.
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Ice Cream Potato
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Ice Cream Potato

In Idaho, even sundaes pay tribute to the state's beloved tuber.
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Cucamelon
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Cucamelon

Mexico's “mouse melon” is actually a tiny cucumber.
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Finger Lime
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Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.
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Spaghettieis
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Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
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Churchkhela
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Churchkhela

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
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Superman Ice Cream
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Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!
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