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Umeboshi
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Umeboshi

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.
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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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Wasabi Ice Cream
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Wasabi Ice Cream

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.
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Maple Leaf Tempura
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Maple Leaf Tempura

Why not fry a year-old leaf?
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Japanese Tea Ceremony

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
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Rabarbaro
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Rabarbaro

Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.
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Liquore all'Alloro
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Liquore all'Alloro

If there is anything that should rest on its laurels, it’s probably this laurel-infused digestif.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Sbirro Cheese
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Sbirro Cheese

Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.
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Eucalittino
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Eucalittino

Outside Rome, a tranquil abbey turns eucalyptus into liqueur.
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Prickly Pear Liqueur
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Prickly Pear Liqueur

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
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Chestnut Beer
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Chestnut Beer

The ultimate in nutty brews.
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Feni
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Feni

This triple-distilled cashew fruit liquor is a source of Goan pride.
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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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Eisbock
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Eisbock

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.
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Poire Williams
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Poire Williams

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
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Boiled Cider
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Boiled Cider

Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.
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Artificial Asses' Milk
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Artificial Asses' Milk

Donkey milk was once so coveted that people used snails to make an artificial version.
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Vin Mariani
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Vin Mariani

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.
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Rivesaltes
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Rivesaltes

This French fortified wine is left outside for a year, aging amid rain and swinging temperatures.
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Salema Porgy
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Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.
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Éclade de Moules
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Éclade de Moules

These marvelous mussels are cooked under pine needles.
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Ambergris
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Ambergris

Whale excrement once flavored ice cream.
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Biscuits Roses de Reims
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Biscuits Roses de Reims

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.
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