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Corn Cob Nellie

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Bristol Milk

Drinks

Bristol Milk

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

The molten cheese center cooks the egg and melts the butter.

Prepared Foods

Adjaruli Khachapuri

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

Mustard Oil

Ingredients & Condiments

Mustard Oil

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.

Potato Doughnuts

Sweets

Potato Doughnuts

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Nimbu Mirchi

Gastro

Nimbu Mirchi

These dangling decorations of lemon and chili peppers are meant to ward off a goddess of misfortune.

"The kid's got moxie!"

Drinks

Moxie

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

A rich and creamy cup of cà phê trứng.

Drinks

Vietnamese Egg Coffee

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

Cornish Pasty

Prepared Foods

Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Cajeta

Sweets

Cajeta

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.

An ornate set of molinillos for sale.

Gastro

Molinillo

Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.

Molcajete

Gastro

Molcajete

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

The ackee's yellow portion is edible, but the black seeds are toxic.

Fruits & Vegetables

Ackee

Jamaica's national fruit is poisonous and resembles scrambled eggs.

A box of Maine's signature, tiny blueberries.

Fruits & Vegetables

Maine Wild Blueberries

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

Cotton Candy Grapes

Fruits & Vegetables

Cotton Candy Grapes

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Huitlacoche on a corn cob.

Ingredients & Condiments

Huitlacoche

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

The pepper is often ground into molido.

Ingredients & Condiments

Chimayó Chile Pepper

This pepper's sweet taste and long, slow burn is found in a single town.

Datil Pepper

Ingredients & Condiments

Datil Pepper

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.

Blue corn gives this mush its striking color.

Prepared Foods

Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.

Vigorón

Prepared Foods

Vigorón

The signature dish of “the Crazy Woman” and the city of Granada.

Chapulines

Meats & Animal Products

Chapulines

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.

Green Chile Wine

Drinks

Green Chile Wine

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

Vimto

Drinks

Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Pocari Sweat

Drinks

Pocari Sweat

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This British treat is named after the original Dutch settlers in Manhattan, called Knickerbockers.

Sweets

Knickerbocker Glory

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

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