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Moose Muffle Stew
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Moose Muffle Stew

The animal's nose and upper lip make a savory, umami-rich soup.
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Cholado
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Cholado

The cool Colombian treat blends shaved ice with syrup, fruit, and anything from wafer cookies to cheese.
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Hillary’s Sweet Lemon Mint
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Hillary’s Sweet Lemon Mint

A distinctive herb named after a First Lady.
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Basi Sweet Potatoes
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Basi Sweet Potatoes

Pulling apart this dish creates silk-like threads of melted sugar.
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Sweet Potato Fly
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Sweet Potato Fly

Fermenting tubers with spices, eggshells, and sugar creates a fizzy, wassail-flavored drink.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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Posset
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Posset

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.
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Emping
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Emping

These beloved Indonesian chips are actually flattened, fried seeds.
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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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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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Cemetery Cider
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Cemetery Cider

Each batch begins with an apple tree overlooking Samuel Morse's grave.
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Clairin
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Clairin

Small Haitian distilleries are producing some of the purest rum in the world.
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New York Charlotte Russe
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New York Charlotte Russe

The dainty, cream-filled specialty is on the brink of extinction.
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Feuerzangenbowle
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Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
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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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Salzburger Nockerl
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Salzburger Nockerl

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.
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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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Antwerp Chocolate Hands
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.
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Poutine Râpée
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Poutine Râpée

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.
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Struffoli
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Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
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Nan-e Nokhodchi
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Nan-e Nokhodchi

Thank garbanzo beans for the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these Persian cookies.
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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