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Cherimoya
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Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.
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Causa
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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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Doing a Vermouth
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Doing a Vermouth

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.
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Pu'er
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Pu'er

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
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Strasbourg Hospital Wines
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Strasbourg Hospital Wines

You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.
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Kak'ik
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Kak'ik

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.
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Trứng Vịt Lộn
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Trứng Vịt Lộn

In Vietnam, there are multiple ways to enjoy fertilized duck eggs.
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Sharkskin Wasabi Grater
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Sharkskin Wasabi Grater

Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.
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Sad Jelly Noodles
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Sad Jelly Noodles

This spicy street food has a reputation for making people cry.
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Pacific Razor Clams
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Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
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Real Wasabi
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Real Wasabi

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
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Moelas
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Moelas

In homestyle Portuguese restaurants known as tascas, savory stewed chicken gizzards are a flavorful favorite.
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Hangikjöt
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Hangikjöt

With no trees left to burn, Icelanders turned to sheep dung for meat-smoking.
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Mechoui
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Mechoui

In this Moroccan street specialty, whole-roasted lamb is cooked in underground clay pits and sold by weight.
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Smoked Puffin
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Smoked Puffin

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.
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Smørrebrød
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Smørrebrød

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
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Jucy Lucy
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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.
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Fried Chicken Gizzards
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Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
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Lampredotto
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Lampredotto

The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.
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Leigh ChavezBush Added by Leigh ChavezBush
Steamed Piggy Buns
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Steamed Piggy Buns

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.
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Shirako
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Shirako

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.
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Svalbard Brewery Beer
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Svalbard Brewery Beer

The world's northernmost commercial brewery makes beer with water from a glacier.
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