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A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

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

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

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

The original energy bar.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

Created during a cocoa shortage, the grain-based “chocolate” bar became an Estonian classic.