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Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
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Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
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This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
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A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
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Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.
Drinks
Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.
Gastro
These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.
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These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Prepared Foods
Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.
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A cake so gooey, it requires a spoon.
Prepared Foods
In homestyle Portuguese restaurants known as tascas, savory stewed chicken gizzards are a flavorful favorite.
Ingredients & Condiments
You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.
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These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Prepared Foods
This curry-on-the-go hails from South Africa.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
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This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
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This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.
Prepared Foods
These beloved Indonesian chips are actually flattened, fried seeds.
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This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
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Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.