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Giant Paella
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Giant Paella

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.
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Mocadorá
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Mocadorá

Every autumn, Valencians celebrate their love by giving handkerchiefs filled with decorated marzipan treats.
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Espardenyes
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Espardenyes

Catalan chefs transform the slimy, bottom-feeding sea cucumber into subtle, succulent meat.
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Mojama
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Mojama

Spain's salt-cured tuna is known as “the ham of the sea.”
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Castagne del Prete
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Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
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Alkermes
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Alkermes

Once an insect-dyed health tonic, this liqueur now adds a scarlet tint to Italian pastries.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Andarinos di Usini
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Andarinos di Usini

Made only in one Sardinian village, these sun-dried pasta spirals are crafted twist by painstaking twist.
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Farim Salt
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Farim Salt

An industry run almost entirely by women is developing new sustainable methods to harvest this highly coveted riverbed salt.
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Kalimpong Lollipops
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Kalimpong Lollipops

These condensed-milk sweets come from a picturesque hill town.
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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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Soylent
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Soylent

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
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Sourdough Starter
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Sourdough Starter

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
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Tsakoniki Melitzana
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Tsakoniki Melitzana

This sweet, slender eggplant grows only in a Greek valley.
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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.
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Chocolate Gravy
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Chocolate Gravy

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.
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Green Chile Lemonade
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Green Chile Lemonade

A roadside diner in Hatch, New Mexico, makes the most of the town's fiery crop.
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Green Chile Wine
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Green Chile Wine

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.
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Kibbeh Nayyeh
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Kibbeh Nayyeh

This raw meat meze from Lebanon is as fresh as it gets.
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Pig's Feet and Ginger Stew
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Pig's Feet and Ginger Stew

The sweet and sour Cantonese meal restores new mothers after giving birth.
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Ambuyat
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Ambuyat

This gooey, starchy gel is Brunei's favorite flavor vehicle.
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival

See Taiwan's dying art of fishing with fire.
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Feast of the Hunters' Moon
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Feast of the Hunters' Moon

The autumn event re-creates meals shared by French settlers and Native Americans at an 18th-century fort.
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RC-MoonPie Festival
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RC-MoonPie Festival

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.
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