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Chicken Salt
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Chicken Salt

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
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Savoury Slice in a Flat Roll with Sauce
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Savoury Slice in a Flat Roll with Sauce

In Murray Bridge, South Australia, the path to pastry glory is paved with a curious sandwich.
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
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Ligurian Honey
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Ligurian Honey

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.
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Frog Cakes
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Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.
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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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Hala Fruit
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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.
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Whitebait Fritters
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Whitebait Fritters

It's fishy how close to an omelette this is.
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Pikopiko
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Pikopiko

These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.
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Hāngi
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Hāngi

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.
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Chocolate Fish
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Chocolate Fish

The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.
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Musk Sticks
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Musk Sticks

This classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and tastes like perfume.
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Bluff Oysters
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Bluff Oysters

The rarest oysters come from the bottom of the sea at the end of the earth.
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Afghan Biscuits
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Afghan Biscuits

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.
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Gunpowder Rum
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Gunpowder Rum

A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.
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Fairy Bread
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Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival

See Taiwan's dying art of fishing with fire.
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Grass Jelly
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Grass Jelly

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.
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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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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito
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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito

The deceptive, sweet-and-savory snack of Taipei's night markets.
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Bao Bing
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Bao Bing

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.
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Curanto
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Curanto

Chile’s clambake may be the world's oldest recipe.
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Cochayuyo
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Cochayuyo

This hearty kelp has been feeding Chileans for at least 14,000 years.
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Meteorite Wine at Tagua Tagua Observatory
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Meteorite Wine at Tagua Tagua Observatory

This Cabernet Sauvignon is out of this world.
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