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Kibbeh Nayyeh
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Kibbeh Nayyeh

This raw meat meze from Lebanon is as fresh as it gets.
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Canarian Palm “Honey”
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Canarian Palm “Honey”

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.
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Brioche con Gelato
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Brioche con Gelato

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.
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Ligurian Honey
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Ligurian Honey

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.
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Lanzarote Wines
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Lanzarote Wines

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.
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Génépi
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Génépi

A uniquely Texan take on Chartreuse.
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Tsakoniki Melitzana
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Tsakoniki Melitzana

This sweet, slender eggplant grows only in a Greek valley.
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Maultaschen
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Maultaschen

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
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Salo
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Salo

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.
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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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Maggi Seasoning
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Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
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Herring Under a Fur Coat
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Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.
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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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Berliner Weisse
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Berliner Weisse

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.
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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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Spaghettieis
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Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.
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Handkäse Mit Musik
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Handkäse Mit Musik

The stinky cheese comes with onions and bathroom humor.
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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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Kulebyaka
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Kulebyaka

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.
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Stroganina
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Stroganina

This is Siberia's sashimi, a simple delicacy born in one of the world’s coldest climes.
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Green Chartreuse
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Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
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Unicum
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Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
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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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Zhavoronki
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Zhavoronki

These lark-shaped buns herald spring.
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