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Adjaruli Khachapuri
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Adjaruli Khachapuri

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
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Churchkhela
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Churchkhela

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
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Qvevri
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Qvevri

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.
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T'tu Lavash
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T'tu Lavash

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.
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Rakija
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Rakija

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
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Falooda
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Falooda

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.
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Salep
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Salep

A flour made from orchid roots makes for a popular Turkish drink.
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Faloodeh
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Faloodeh

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.
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Dondurma
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Dondurma

A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.
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Tavuk Göğsü
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Tavuk Göğsü

We have the Ottoman sultans to thank for this creamy Turkish dessert made of chicken breast.
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Pudding of Noah
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Pudding of Noah

The first thing eaten off the Ark.
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Turkish Coffee
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Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
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Kokoretsi
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Kokoretsi

On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.
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Gazoz
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Gazoz

A bit of the past bubbles up in Israel's reinvention of its classic summer sipper.
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Kaymak
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Kaymak

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.
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Kaleh Pacheh
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Kaleh Pacheh

This savory “head and hooves” soup makes a hearty breakfast in Iran.
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İşkembe Çorbası
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İşkembe Çorbası

In Turkey, drinkers head off hangovers with creamy tripe soup.
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Çiğ Köfte
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Çiğ Köfte

Turkish legends trace these raw meatballs to the time of the prophet Abraham.
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