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Egg Waffles
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Egg Waffles

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.
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Longevity Peach
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Longevity Peach

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.
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Pandan Leaf Extract
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Pandan Leaf Extract

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.
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Pineapple Bun
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Pineapple Bun

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
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Lindisfarne Mead
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Lindisfarne Mead

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
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Kumis
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Kumis

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
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Toloache
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Toloache

The Mesoamerican plant is used as a hallucinogen, medicine, and aphrodisiac.
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Ayahuasca
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Ayahuasca

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

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.
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Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea
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Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
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Fugu
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Fugu

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.
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Candied Hawthorn
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Candied Hawthorn

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.
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Khorkhog
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Khorkhog

The true Mongolian barbecue.
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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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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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Kransekake
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Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Japanese Tea Ceremony

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
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Fog Beer at Atrapaniebla Brewery
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Fog Beer at Atrapaniebla Brewery

In the Atacama Desert, brewers trap fog moisture to make crisp ales.
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Spruce Beer
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Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
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Chiric Sanango
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Chiric Sanango

A vibrant, lesser-known hallucinogen of the Amazon.
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Tongba
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Tongba

Every mug of Nepalese millet beer is basically bottomless.
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Chestnut Beer
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Chestnut Beer

The ultimate in nutty brews.
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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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Birch Beer
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Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
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