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Bhang
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Bhang

To celebrate the Holi festival, many Indians raise a glass of cannabis-infused milk.
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Chekich
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Chekich

These bread stamps create a dazzling array of geometric and floral patterns.
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Kala Jamun
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Kala Jamun

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.
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Boodog
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Boodog

To travel light, Mongolian warriors used animal carcasses as crockery.
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Marang
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Marang

A Filipino fruit that smells like gasoline and tastes like pears, jackfruit, and pineapple.
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Vietnamese Blood Soup
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Vietnamese Blood Soup

Tiết canh is a sour, cool, and gelatinous breakfast.
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Singapore Carrot Cake
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Singapore Carrot Cake

A radish scramble gets lost in translation.
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Paan
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Paan

This chewable Indian digestive soothes stomachs, freshens breath, and might give you cancer.
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Engkala
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Engkala

This creamy, bright pink fruit is known as the "Borneo avocado."
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Chai at Sahu Tea Shop
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Chai at Sahu Tea Shop

In an unassuming shop in Jaipur, a family has been serving highly addictive chai for decades.
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Sannakji
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Sannakji

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.
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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
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Red Ant Chutney
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Red Ant Chutney

Indian harvesters endure painful bites to make an intensely spicy paste.
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Balut
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Balut

In the Philippines, fertilized duck eggs are savory snacks.
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Beondegi
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Beondegi

In South Korean markets, steamed silkworm pupae make a juicy, nutty snack.
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Acorn Jelly
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Acorn Jelly

The nut goes from oak tree to savory, sesame-topped side in a matter of days.
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Keso Ice Cream
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Keso Ice Cream

Cheddar cheese flavors a classic frozen treat in the Philippines.
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Job's Tears Tea
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Job's Tears Tea

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.
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Gấc
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Gấc

This lucky fruit tastes best in rice.
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Kanji
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Kanji

This fermented purple carrot elixir practically makes itself.
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Doodh Soda
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Doodh Soda

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.
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Snakefruit
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Snakefruit

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.
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Barbecued Field Rat
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Barbecued Field Rat

Captured on Cambodian rice plantations, the rodents make savory roadside snacks.
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Kopi Joss
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Kopi Joss

You put the charcoal in the coffee cup and drink it all up.
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