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Ema Datshi
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Ema Datshi

Chilies and cheese combine in Bhutan's incredibly spicy specialty.
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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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Muqmad
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Muqmad

This camel jerky is a lifeline for Somali nomads during times of drought.
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Koliva
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Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
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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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Garum
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Garum

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
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Fried Sea Anemone
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Fried Sea Anemone

On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.
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Juniper Beer
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Juniper Beer

This grain-free beer was all but forgotten until folk festivals sparked a revival in Kurpie, Poland.
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Sauna Sausage
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Sauna Sausage

In Finland, you sizzle along with your meal.
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Kagemand
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Kagemand

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.
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Smoked Reindeer Heart
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Smoked Reindeer Heart

The delicacy makes a rich, gamey appetizer in northern Sweden.
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Dung-Smoked IPA
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Dung-Smoked IPA

The Icelandic brew is made with malts smoked over burning sheep dung.
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Réttir
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Réttir

Iceland's annual tradition of rounding up 800,000 sheep.
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Thorrablot
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Thorrablot

This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.
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Haggis Ice Cream
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Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.
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Soor Plooms
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Soor Plooms

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
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Haggis Spice Chocolate
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Haggis Spice Chocolate

A very non-vegan dish inspired this vegan chocolate.
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Camp Coffee
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Camp Coffee

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.
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Fried Haggis
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Fried Haggis

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.
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Tottenham Cake
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Tottenham Cake

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.
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Bovril
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Bovril

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
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Exploding Chocolate Teacakes
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Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
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Uierboord
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Uierboord

Cow udder is enjoying a resurgence as a sandwich filler in Rotterdam.
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