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Pule
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Pule

The world's most expensive cheese is made from Balkan donkey milk.
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Kholodets
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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.
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Mangalica
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Mangalica

These woolly pigs produce the “Kobe beef of pork.”
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Juustoleipä
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Juustoleipä

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.
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Kaffeost
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Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.
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Dorset Knobs
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Dorset Knobs

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.
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Lampreia de Ovos
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Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.
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Jam Roly-Poly
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Jam Roly-Poly

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
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Federweisser
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Federweisser

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.
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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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Funazushi
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Funazushi

Japan's funky, fermented sushi takes years to prepare.
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Cuttlefish Gum
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Cuttlefish Gum

In Singapore, dried, shredded cephalopod is a bubblegum alternative.
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich
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Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich

Take the name of this street treat literally.
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Trứng Vịt Lộn
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Trứng Vịt Lộn

In Vietnam, there are multiple ways to enjoy fertilized duck eggs.
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Khasi Ko Bhutan
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Khasi Ko Bhutan

Nepal's autumn festival season means crispy, stir-fried intestines for dinner.
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Basashi
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Basashi

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”
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Ginabot
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Ginabot

Deep-fried pork intestines make a crispy, salty snack on the streets of Cebu City.
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Hebo Matsuri
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Hebo Matsuri

Every November, wasp-based dishes create quite a buzz in a Japanese village.
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Shimanto River 'Seaweed' Tempura
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Shimanto River 'Seaweed' Tempura

In Kochi, Japan, river laver gets deep-fried into an earthy, crunchy treat.
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Pizza Montanara
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Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
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Licor Valvanera
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Licor Valvanera

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.
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Franzbrötchen
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Franzbrötchen

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.
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