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Salt Licorice Ice Cream
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.
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Drop Shot
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Drop Shot

With this Dutch liqueur, you can now drink licorice.
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Juniper Beer
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Juniper Beer

This grain-free beer was all but forgotten until folk festivals sparked a revival in Kurpie, Poland.
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Frutta Martorana
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Frutta Martorana

Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.
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Żubrówka
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Żubrówka

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
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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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Api Etoile Apple
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Api Etoile Apple

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.
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Tulip Vodka
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Tulip Vodka

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.
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Paparajotes
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Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.
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Leidse Koffie
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Leidse Koffie

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.
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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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Chios Mastiha
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Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
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Stromberg Plum
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Stromberg Plum

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.
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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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Blackberry Jam Fruit
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Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.
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Cojones de Caballo
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Cojones de Caballo

Belizeans use this bulbous fruit to kill mosquito-borne parasites.
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Chile Cobanero
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Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
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Antigua Black Pineapple
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Antigua Black Pineapple

It's not actually dark, but it is the world's sweetest.
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Square Watermelons
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Square Watermelons

They grow in boxes and can cost more than $100.
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Sea Grapes
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Sea Grapes

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
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Durian
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Durian

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
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Buddha's Hand
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Buddha's Hand

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 
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Marang
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Marang

A Filipino fruit that smells like gasoline and tastes like pears, jackfruit, and pineapple.
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Engkala
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Engkala

This creamy, bright pink fruit is known as the "Borneo avocado."
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