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Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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African Horned Cucumber

Fruits & Vegetables

African Horned Cucumber

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”

A home-brewed batch of gruit, with its ingredients.

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Gruit Ale

Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.

Black Garlic

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Black Garlic

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Green Chile Wine

Drinks

Green Chile Wine

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.

The Slopper

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The Slopper

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

A tray of corn flake–topped casserole.

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Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

Espresso Coffee Soda

Drinks

Espresso Coffee Soda

A dark soda with a dark history.

Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

Sweets

Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

The gummies are taking over Utah.

Beaver

Meats & Animal Products

Beaver

Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.

Real mortadella Bologna often contains pistachios.

Meats & Animal Products

Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

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.

One of these peppers could set your mouth on fire.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pimientos de Padrón

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

A batch of traditional balsamic vinegar from Acetaia di Giorgio.

Ingredients & Condiments

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

White BBQ Sauce

Ingredients & Condiments

White BBQ Sauce

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

Cincinnati Chili

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Cincinnati Chili

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

Spinach leaves topped with bonito flakes.

Meats & Animal Products

Bonito Flakes

Some fish can dance.

Smith Island Cake

Prepared Foods

Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

Taylor ham, a vegetable omelet, and cheese on a kayser roll.

Meats & Animal Products

Pork Roll

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

The small shelf allowed you to drink tea without damaging your mustache.

Gastro

Mustache Cups

They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.

A Ramos gin fizz from Union Lodge No. 1 in Denver, Colorado.

Drinks

Ramos Gin Fizz

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

A Kransekake in all its glory.

Sweets

Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

Shrubs have been used to preserve fruit for hundreds of years.

Drinks

Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

The combination of starchy filler and meat yielded a crispy patty with a soft center.

Prepared Foods

Slugburger

No slugs were harmed in the making of this five-cent sandwich.

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