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French-Fried Turkey Breast
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French-Fried Turkey Breast

In South Range, a decadent take on Thanksgiving dinner is served year-round.
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Ranovola
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Ranovola

When life gives you burnt rice, make tea.
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Kapsalon
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Kapsalon

This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.
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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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Mechoui
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Mechoui

In this Moroccan street specialty, whole-roasted lamb is cooked in underground clay pits and sold by weight.
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Cemetery Cider
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Cemetery Cider

Each batch begins with an apple tree overlooking Samuel Morse's grave.
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Butter Lamps
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Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.
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Yak Cheese
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Yak Cheese

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.
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Goma Dofu
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Goma Dofu

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
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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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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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Kumis
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Kumis

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
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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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Dondurma
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Dondurma

A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.
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Papas Arrugadas
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Papas Arrugadas

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.
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Tetilla
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Tetilla

The Galician cheese named for a nipple and brought to you by “blonde” cows.
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Angulas
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Angulas

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.
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Vinho dos Mortos
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Vinho dos Mortos

Facing invasion, the small town of Boticas buried their bottles and gave birth to a unique style of wine.
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Cozido das Furnas
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Cozido das Furnas

In this island town, stew gets cooked by volcano.
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain
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Camino de Santiago Wine Fountain

Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.
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Carta di Musica
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Carta di Musica

Bread so thin, you can read music through the dough.
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Pizza Ebraica
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Pizza Ebraica

This cookie is found only in Rome's Jewish quarter.
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Eucalittino
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Eucalittino

Outside Rome, a tranquil abbey turns eucalyptus into liqueur.
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Lacryma Christi
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Lacryma Christi

The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
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