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Lebanon Bologna

Sweets

Lebanon Bologna

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

Francesinha

Prepared Foods

Francesinha

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

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

Awful Awful

Sweets

Awful Awful

This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.

Coffee Cabinet

Sweets

Coffee Cabinet

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

Sweets

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

Boylan's Birch Beer

Drinks

Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

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.

 Vernors Ginger Soda

Drinks

Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Camp Coffee

Ingredients & Condiments

Camp Coffee

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

Real mortadella Bologna often contains pistachios.

Meats & Animal Products

Mortadella

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

Texas Kolaches

Sweets

Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Commandaria

Drinks

Commandaria

To taste the oldest wine still in production, head to Cyprus.

Unicum

Drinks

Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

All hail Cel-Ray.

Drinks

Cel-Ray

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

The french fry fork in action.

Gastro

Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

Meet F.R.E.D.

Gastro

Field Ration Eating Device

The tool, found in Australian military ration packs, is considered handy by some and awful by others.

Classic and chocolate-covered Kendal Mint Cakes.

Sweets

Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

Pineapple-banana-cherry-coconut-flavored Orbitz.

Drinks

Orbitz

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

The many "shelves" of Laetiporus sulphureus.

Ingredients & Condiments

Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

With an extra splash of seltzer.

Drinks

Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

Cincinnati Chili

Prepared Foods

Cincinnati Chili

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

Brunost

Meats & Animal Products

Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

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