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Akabanga Chili Oil
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Akabanga Chili Oil

The Rwandan condiment is so spicy, it's served with eyedroppers.
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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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Karelian Pie
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Karelian Pie

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.
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Pox
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Pox

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.
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Kuih Pai Tee
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Kuih Pai Tee

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.
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Zunda
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Zunda

Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to edamame.
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Sturm
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Sturm

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.
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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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Bolo Lêvedo
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Bolo Lêvedo

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.
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Pinch 'n' Sip
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Pinch 'n' Sip

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.
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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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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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Pizza Montanara
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Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
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Chapaya
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Chapaya

This palm fruit has a surprisingly meaty flavor.
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Doing a Vermouth
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Doing a Vermouth

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.
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Biska
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Biska

One of the smallest cities in the world specializes in mistletoe brandy.
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Prickly Pear Vodka
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Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.
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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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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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Licor Valvanera
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Licor Valvanera

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.
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Anis de Flavigny
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Anis de Flavigny

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
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Marzipan Easter Lamb
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Marzipan Easter Lamb

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.
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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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