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Tim Tam Slam
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Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
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Fried Cow Brain
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Fried Cow Brain

Cairo airport officials have seized hundreds of pounds of this smuggle-worthy delicacy.
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Southern Jutland Coffee Table
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Southern Jutland Coffee Table

These cake-laden tables fueled community meetings that helped bring Southern Jutland back into Denmark.
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Fry Sauce
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Fry Sauce

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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Big-Bottomed Ants
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Big-Bottomed Ants

Catch these fiercely guarded queens for a crunchy, caviar-flavored snack.
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Doing a Vermouth
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Doing a Vermouth

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.
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Salema Porgy
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Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.
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Maslenitsa
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Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.
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Rakfisk
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Rakfisk

Norway's notorious fermented trout is a tangy Christmas tradition.
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Fesikh
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Fesikh

On Sham el-Nessim, Egyptians celebrate spring by gathering around picnic spreads of fermented fish.
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Butternut Squash Sweets
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Butternut Squash Sweets

Near the exit of an old souk, a small shop has been making gourd-based goodies for generations.
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Chicken Bones
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Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.
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Clear Toy Candy
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Clear Toy Candy

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.
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Garlic Ice Cream
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Garlic Ice Cream

In Gilroy, California, garlic flavors everything, including desserts.
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Canastra Cheese
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Canastra Cheese

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.
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Baniwa Jiquitaia
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Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.
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Redlove Apple
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Redlove Apple

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.
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Arkansas Black Apple
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Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.
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Api Etoile Apple
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Api Etoile Apple

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.
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Mojie Apples
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Mojie Apples

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.
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Miti
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Miti

Fiji's signature coconut condiment makes creamy, spicy ceviche.
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Fireweed Jelly
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Fireweed Jelly

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.
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Pulque
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Pulque

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
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