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Chicken Salt
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Chicken Salt

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
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Lúcuma
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Lúcuma

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.
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Cherimoya
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Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
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Purén White Strawberry
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Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
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Picarones
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Picarones

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.
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Fairy Bread
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Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
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Cochayuyo
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Cochayuyo

This hearty kelp has been feeding Chileans for at least 14,000 years.
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Merquén
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Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.
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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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Taiyaki
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Taiyaki

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
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Black Garlic
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Black Garlic

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
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Chimay Beer Cheese
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Chimay Beer Cheese

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
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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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The Fluffernutter
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The Fluffernutter

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
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Twelve Grapes
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Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
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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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Hanging Tomatoes
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Hanging Tomatoes

This tomato variety can stay fresh for six months after harvesting.
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Ambergris
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Ambergris

Whale excrement once flavored ice cream.
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Santorini Tomatoes
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Santorini Tomatoes

The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.
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Chimney Cake
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Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
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Democracy Sausage
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Democracy Sausage

Come to vote, leave with a sausage.
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Goon Sack
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Goon Sack

The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
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Chuños
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Chuños

A key step in the Andean technique of freeze-drying potatoes is stomping on them.
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Piure
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Piure

Slice open this rock-like sea creature and you'll find tomato-red flesh that tastes great in Chilean ceviche.
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