10. Love for the Dead
Where: Italy
Price range: $5 to $15 per cookie package
All Saints Day is a celebration in Italy honoring deceased family members as well as saints. Cookies called Fava dei Morti play a significant role in that festivity. The cookies are now baked with almonds instead of fava beans.
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In Italy, men would give boxes of these cookies—which might or might not include an engagement ring—to their fiancées. All Saints Day is a common day to propose to someone, especially in Rome.