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Koliva, bearing the sign of the cross.

Gastro

Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

Santorini tomatoes dry in the summer sun.

Fruits & Vegetables

Santorini Tomatoes

The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.

Enjoying Torremorón wine with a porrón.

Gastro

Porrón

The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.

One of these peppers could set your mouth on fire.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pimientos de Padrón

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

Xuixo

Sweets

Xuixo

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

Tocinillo de Cielo

Sweets

Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Drinks

Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.

A boat-shaped salt cellar, replete with sea monsters and dolphins, forged roughly between 1575 and 1600.

Gastro

Salt Cellars

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.

Absinthe Spoon

Gastro

Absinthe Spoon

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

Green Chartreuse

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Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

Roudoudous

Sweets

Roudoudous

These French candies originally came in seashells.

Biscuits Roses de Reims

Sweets

Biscuits Roses de Reims

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

Blue Wine

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Blue Wine

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.

A pot of boiled nettles means savory greens and earthy tea.

Fruits & Vegetables

Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

Francesinha

Prepared Foods

Francesinha

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

Flora-Bama Mullet Toss

Gastro

Flora-Bama Mullet Toss

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Bean soup has been served in the Senate dining room since time immemorial.

Prepared Foods

Senate Bean Soup

A bland but storied soup is always on the menu in the U.S. Senate.

Dole Whip

Sweets

Dole Whip

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

Tupelo Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

Tupelo Honey

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Burgoo

Prepared Foods

Burgoo

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.

Barbecued Mutton

Prepared Foods

Barbecued Mutton

The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.

Kentucky Beer Cheese

Ingredients & Condiments

Kentucky Beer Cheese

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

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