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Chocolate Gravy
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Chocolate Gravy

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
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Moroccan Snails
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Moroccan Snails

The fragrant, intricately spiced street food is a medina specialty.
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Grilled Bee Honeycomb With Larvae
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Grilled Bee Honeycomb With Larvae

The Laotian street food is mildly sweet and surprisingly juicy.
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Papas Arrugadas
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Papas Arrugadas

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.
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Butelo e Casulas
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Butelo e Casulas

Before Lent, residents of Trás-os-Montes indulge in a pairing of stuffed pork stomach and bean pods.
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Bonac Clam Pie
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Bonac Clam Pie

Long Island's rich history of clamming is packed inside a creamy, sea-scented pie.
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Persimmon Pudding
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Persimmon Pudding

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.
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Lancashire Butter Pie
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Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.
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Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup
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Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup

Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.
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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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Pachamanca
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Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.
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Tocinillo de Cielo
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Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.
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Long Pepper
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Long Pepper

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.
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Qarta
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Qarta

This simple dish of boiled horse intestine is prized for its unique and layered texture.
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Fujisan Bread
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Fujisan Bread

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.
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Black Habit Ale
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Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.
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Kars Goose With Bulgur Wheat
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Kars Goose With Bulgur Wheat

In Northeast Turkey, one special bird makes a cultural and culinary centerpiece.
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Mocadorá
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Mocadorá

Every autumn, Valencians celebrate their love by giving handkerchiefs filled with decorated marzipan treats.
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Stroopwafel Liqueur
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Stroopwafel Liqueur

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.
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Butter Lamps
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Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.
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Port Tongs
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Port Tongs

Sabering champagne doesn’t hold a candle to this method of cracking open wine bottles with red-hot iron.
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Stink Beans
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Stink Beans

These Southeast Asian legumes are famed for their lasting funk and deliciously nutty flavor.
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Smörgåstårta
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Smörgåstårta

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”
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Yak Cheese
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Yak Cheese

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.
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