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Viet-Cajun Crawfish
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Viet-Cajun Crawfish

In Houston, Vietnamese chefs offer a unique take on the “mud bug.”
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Cemetery Wine
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Cemetery Wine

Bishop's Vineyard makes its products from grapes grown in California graveyards.
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Hackberry
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Hackberry

The little-known fruit tastes like peanut M&Ms.
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Fanesca
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Fanesca

A luxurious soup that Ecuador serves up only during Holy Week.
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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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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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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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Juane
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Juane

Peru’s leaf-wrapped rice ball might be named after John the Baptist’s decapitated head.
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Chicha Morada
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Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
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Peanut Butter Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.
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Blackberry Jam Fruit
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Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.
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Api Morado
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Api Morado

Cold mornings in the Andean Highlands are best met with a steaming cup of this sweet, purple drink.
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King Kong
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King Kong

The town of Lambayeque, Peru, specializes in a seven-layered sweet named for Hollywood's towering ape.
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Mote con Huesillos
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Mote con Huesillos

A syrupy cup of peaches and wheat kernels is a customary reward after a Santiago mountain hike.
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T’anta Wawa
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T’anta Wawa

On All Souls' Day, South Americans celebrate life and death with "baby bread."
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Finger Lime
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Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.
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Pikopiko
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Pikopiko

These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.
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Frog Cakes
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Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.
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Honeypot Ants
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Honeypot Ants

These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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Saint Agatha's Breasts
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Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.
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Capezzoli di Venere
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Capezzoli di Venere

A decadent dessert whose Italian name translates to “nipples of Venus.”
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Picoroco
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Picoroco

These giant, volcano-shaped barnacles house sweet, crablike meat.
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Carbonnade à la Flamande
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Carbonnade à la Flamande

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.
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