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Fresh Duck Blood Salad
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Fresh Duck Blood Salad

In this Laotian specialty, a medley of herbs, chilis, and peanuts swims in a sanguine dressing.
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St. Louis-Style Pizza
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St. Louis-Style Pizza

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
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Green Chartreuse
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Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
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Dakbal
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Dakbal

South Korean eateries serve these intensely spicy chicken feet in luscious piles, with plenty of soju.
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Marula Beer
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Marula Beer

In South Africa, women transform a tart fruit into a celebrated sour brew.
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Harðfiskur
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Harðfiskur

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.
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Ingberlach
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Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.
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Monkey Gland Sauce
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Monkey Gland Sauce

No primates were harmed in the making of this South African steak sauce.
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Poire Williams
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Poire Williams

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
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Monstera Deliciosa
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Monstera Deliciosa

This fruit either burns your throat or tastes like a tropical medley.
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Carrageen Moss Pudding
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Carrageen Moss Pudding

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.
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Bheja Fry
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Bheja Fry

In Hyderabad, vendors sizzle up spicy fried brains.
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Texas Sheet Cake
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Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.
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Senegalese Nem
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Senegalese Nem

Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.
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Spinialo
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Spinialo

This Greek dish maintains an old fisherman's tradition of preserving one's catch in bottles of seawater.
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Mauby
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Mauby

Caribbean tree bark gives this drink its bittersweet flavor.
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Buffalo Ribs
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Buffalo Ribs

In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.
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Sugar Toad
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Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”
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Struffoli
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Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.
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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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Khasi Ko Bhutan
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Khasi Ko Bhutan

Nepal's autumn festival season means crispy, stir-fried intestines for dinner.
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Desert Truffles
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Desert Truffles

So strong is Kuwaitis’ love for this seasonal delicacy that an entire market gets set up just for its sale.
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Redlove Apple
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Redlove Apple

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.
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Cheese Tea
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Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
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