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On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

This is one seriously polarizing pie.

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

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

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

Iceland's annual tradition of rounding up 800,000 sheep.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.