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Hetaira Thais

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Sugar Cream Pie

Sweets

Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

Persimmon Beer

Drinks

Persimmon Beer

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

A plate of guatita, with rice and plantains.

Prepared Foods

Guatita

The Ecuadorian cure for a hangover is beef tripe stew.

Chicha Morada

Drinks

Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

Naranjilla

Fruits & Vegetables

Naranjilla

Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.

Ají charapita in a market in Tarapoto, Peru. You could buy the whole basket for a few dollars.

Fruits & Vegetables

Ají Charapita

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.

Pawpaw is served.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pawpaw

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

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.

A bowl of chitlins.

Prepared Foods

Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.

Pemmican was made with bison meat and fat, along with choke cherries.

Meats & Animal Products

Pemmican

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

Cuy being grilled in Ecuador.

Prepared Foods

Cuy

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

Red Tree Ants With Beef and Spicy Basil

Prepared Foods

Red Tree Ants With Beef and Spicy Basil

Dine for a cause with this mammal and insect mélange.

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Prepared Foods

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Prepared Foods

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

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

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Black Peas

Prepared Foods

Black Peas

No Bonfire Night is complete without a cup of this warm, vinegar-flavored snack.

Ham Salad

Prepared Foods

Ham Salad

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

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