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Scrumpy
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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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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Rompope
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Rompope

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
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The Lunchbox
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The Lunchbox

Oklahoma City's signature cocktail calls for a frosty mug, a shot of amaretto, Coors Light, and orange juice.
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Pegu Club Cocktail
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Pegu Club Cocktail

A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.
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Turnip Schnapps
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Turnip Schnapps

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.
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Hagfish
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Hagfish

One man's fish slime is another man's delicious, faux egg white.
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Pork Roll
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Pork Roll

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."
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Tomalley
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Tomalley

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.
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Nsenene
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Nsenene

This grasshopper snack is crispy like fried chicken.
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Tastee Cheese
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Tastee Cheese

It's not Jamaican Easter without canned, processed cheddar cheese.
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Narutomaki
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Narutomaki

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!
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Chitlins
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Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
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Brunost
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Brunost

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.
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Mortadella
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Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
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Surströmming
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Surströmming

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.
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Hongeo
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Hongeo

Fermented skate smells like it urinates through its skin—which it does.
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Peameal Bacon
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Peameal Bacon

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.
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Pemmican
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Pemmican

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.
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Pacific Razor Clams
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Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
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Cougar Gold Cheese
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Cougar Gold Cheese

This canned cheddar is made using a secret 70-year-old bacteria culture.
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Trail Bologna
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Trail Bologna

Typically made with pork, bologna gets the all-beef treatment in a tiny Ohio town.
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Louisiana Hog's Head Cheese
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Louisiana Hog's Head Cheese

A porcine aspic that makes a perfect accompaniment to crackers and sandwiches is fast becoming a rare commodity.
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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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