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One step in the highly codified Japanese tea ceremony.

Gastro

Japanese Tea Ceremony

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

Wagashi

Sweets

Wagashi

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Bath Spa Water

Drinks

Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Dole Whip

Sweets

Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

San Marzano Tomatoes

Fruits & Vegetables

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Ramune comes in a wide variety of flavors, including peach and Hawaiian Blue.

Drinks

Ramune

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

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

Beach Plum Jelly

Ingredients & Condiments

Beach Plum Jelly

This tangy East Coast spread is becoming increasingly hard to find.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Prepared Foods

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

The Christmas Pickle

Gastro

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

The making of a Fluffernutter.

Prepared Foods

The Fluffernutter

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

Boylan's Birch Beer

Drinks

Birch Beer

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

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 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.

Ovenly bakes a modern rendition of blackout cake in Brooklyn and wider New York.

Sweets

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

Do you want some hundreds-and-thousands on your bread?

Sweets

Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

Peach buns symbolize longevity.

Sweets

Longevity Peach

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

A set of picklebacks with extra pickle flavor.

Drinks

Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

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