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Chapulines
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Chapulines

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.
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Cincinnati Chili
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Cincinnati Chili

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
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Seattle Dog
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Seattle Dog

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.
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Chicatanas
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Chicatanas

The seasonal treat that descends from the sky in swarms.
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Geoduck
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Geoduck

This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
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Sonoran Hot Dog
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Sonoran Hot Dog

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.
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Beer Can Chicken
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Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.
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Muskrat Dinners
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Muskrat Dinners

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.
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Fried Chicken Gizzards
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Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
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Jucy Lucy
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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.
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Chitlins
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Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
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Green Gill Oysters
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Green Gill Oysters

North Carolina's seasonal delicacy is brought to you by algae.
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Kaymak
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Kaymak

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Ortolan Bunting
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Ortolan Bunting

A cruel cooking method turns this tiny songbird into a rare delicacy.
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Pizza Berlusconi
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Pizza Berlusconi

The award-winning Finnish creation was inspired by a diss from Italy's former prime minister.
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Lamprey
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Lamprey

A prehistoric sea monster sucks blood, then gets cooked in its own.
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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Angulas
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Angulas

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.
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Stroganina
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Stroganina

This is Siberia's sashimi, a simple delicacy born in one of the world’s coldest climes.
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Cured Tuna Heart
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Cured Tuna Heart

In Sardinia, pasta gets a savory sprinkling of the dried and grated organ.
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Kokoretsi
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Kokoretsi

On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.
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Czernina
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Czernina

Duck blood makes this Polish soup extra rich.
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Edible Dormouse
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Edible Dormouse

A beloved dish in ancient Rome, these rodents are now grilled or stewed in select Croatian and Slovenian restaurants.
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