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We ordered the famous “Voodoo Doll” with a pretzel stick through his heart, bleeding raspberry-blood filling and the equally illustrious Maple Bar with not one, but two strips of bacon on top. Our little chocolate frosted supernatural pin cushion was a-dough-rable and tasty to boot but … Continue reading “Voodoo Donuts, Weird Regional Food”

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Hog Jowls from Sikeston, Missouri. Cheeks of pig. And LOTS of it.

Need to know the exact restaurant? hint: they literally throw food at you! https://www.gypsynester.com/tr.htm

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Would you eat this? Some sort of sausages-in-a-can. We were especially off-put by the logo at the top, it looks like the magic handkerchief trick with sausages. Oh. My. Found in a grocery store in the Czech Republic!

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Fish & Brewis is made with salt cod and hardtack, boiled, broken up, and mixed together. It tastes way better than it sounds… or looks. This version was found here.

We ate fish and brewis here and here.

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A sweet street food – osmanli macunu – it’s dessert AND a show! Part lollipop, part gummy bear – its a treat with weird consistency and delicious flavor. Spotted in Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Donair is like a pita wrap of gyro meat served with a sweetened condensed milk sauce and is unique to the Halifax, Nova Scotia area. The blend of spicy meat and sweet sauce works, but the sweet could be dialed back a notch … Continue reading “Donair, Weird Regional Food”