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Buchada de Bode
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Buchada de Bode

If haggis had a South American cousin, this would be it.
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Boucan
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Boucan

This grill defined a new breed of pirates.
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Stinking Toe Fruit
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Stinking Toe Fruit

If you can get past the foot odor, its pulp is great in smoothies.
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Paiche
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Paiche

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.
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Jagua
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Jagua

This fruit makes tattoos, antibiotics, and dessert.
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Jaboticaba
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Jaboticaba

The Brazilian tree gets covered by its tart purple fruit.
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Szechuan Button
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Szechuan Button

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.
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Tonka Beans
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Tonka Beans

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.
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Cupuaçu
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Cupuaçu

This Brazilian fruit is cacao's lesser-known, tangy cousin.
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Ayahuasca
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Ayahuasca

One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.
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Rollinia
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Rollinia

Brazil's spiky yellow fruit has lemon meringue–flavored insides.
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Ice Cream Bean
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Ice Cream Bean

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.
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Zarajos
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Zarajos

In Cuenca, chefs transform offal into succulent tapas.
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Espardenyes
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Espardenyes

Catalan chefs transform the slimy, bottom-feeding sea cucumber into subtle, succulent meat.
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