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Yusheng
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Yusheng

The higher you toss this fish salad, the luckier your year will be.
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Mad Honey
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Mad Honey

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.
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Coco de Mer
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Coco de Mer

A delicious fruit with a suggestively-shaped seed.
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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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Kuli-Kuli
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Kuli-Kuli

In Nigeria, ground peanuts become spicy, deep-fried nuggets and noodles.
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Mandazi
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Mandazi

Across East Africa, these cardamom-flavored doughnuts are the perfect pairing for chai.
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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.
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Enset
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Enset

Some bread goes in the oven for an hour; some goes underground for two years.
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Hamam Mahshi
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Hamam Mahshi

Egyptian pigeons are raised in special towers, then stuffed and eaten.
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Tutankhamun Ale
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Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.
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Iboga
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Iboga

The psychedelic root used in a sacred Bwiti ritual may also treat heroin withdrawal.
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Tchoukoutou
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Tchoukoutou

In Togolese markets, locals socialize over gourds of this sweet-and-sour sorghum beer.
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Miracle Berries
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Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.
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African Horned Cucumber
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African Horned Cucumber

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
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Termite Mound Ovens
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Termite Mound Ovens

Once the bugs have moved on, termite towers can be used for outdoor bread baking.
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Smiley Fritz
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Smiley Fritz

The meat that literally puts a smile on Australians' faces.
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Noni
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Noni

A fruit so foul, shamans use it to scare evil spirits.
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Bush Coconut
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Bush Coconut

All bush coconuts come with a free, juicy worm inside.
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Goon Sack
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Goon Sack

The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
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Field Ration Eating Device
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Field Ration Eating Device

The tool, found in Australian military ration packs, is considered handy by some and awful by others.
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Pie Floater
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Pie Floater

The Aussie street food meal of meat pie on a sea of peas.
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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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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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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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