Cara Giaimo's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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It's It
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It's It

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?
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Coffee Milk
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Coffee Milk

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?
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Clambake
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Clambake

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
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Hverabrauð
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Hverabrauð

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
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Fairy Bread
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Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
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Switchel
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Switchel

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.
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Narutomaki
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Narutomaki

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!
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Tim Tam Slam
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Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
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Bonito Flakes
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Bonito Flakes

Some fish can dance.
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Shoofly Pie
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Shoofly Pie

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
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Medlars
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Medlars

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
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Egg Cream
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Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
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Honey Toast Box
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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.
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