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King Cake
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
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The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
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Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
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In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
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Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.
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After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
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In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
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Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
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This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
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These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
Gastro
The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Prepared Foods
A Finnish city specializes in sausages housed in sugar-dusted doughnuts.
Fruits & Vegetables
Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Prepared Foods
This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
Prepared Foods
In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.
Ingredients & Condiments
Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
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Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
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The first American doughnut chain used spuds.