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Bean Pie
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Bean Pie

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.
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Wagashi
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Wagashi

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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Datil Pepper
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Datil Pepper

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.
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Death Noodles
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Death Noodles

A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.
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Siwa Oasis Dates
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Siwa Oasis Dates

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.
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Marlborough Pie
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Marlborough Pie

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.
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Chislic
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Chislic

A circle of South Dakota towns specializes in these fried meat cubes.
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Capybara
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Capybara

During Lent in Venezuela, the world's largest rodent becomes a “fish.”
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Cuy
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Cuy

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Hákarl
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Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.
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Hala Fruit
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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.
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Sannakji
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Sannakji

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.
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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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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
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Snakefruit
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Snakefruit

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.
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Carciofi alla Giudia
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Carciofi alla Giudia

Created in Rome's Jewish ghetto, the fried artichokes herald spring.
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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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Surströmming
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Surströmming

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.
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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Peanut Butter Fruit
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Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.
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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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Angulas
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Angulas

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.
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