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Wazwan
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Wazwan

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.
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Moxie
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Moxie

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
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Maine Wild Blueberries
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Maine Wild Blueberries

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
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Siwa Oasis Dates
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Siwa Oasis Dates

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.
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Raspberry Cordial
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Raspberry Cordial

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.
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Shivit Oshi
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Shivit Oshi

Once an important Silk Road stop, a fortified Uzbek city specializes in bright green noodles.
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Posset
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Posset

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.
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Ají Charapita
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Ají Charapita

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.
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Hoshigaki
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Hoshigaki

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.
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Shrub
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Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.
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Peyote
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Peyote

Mexican and American Indians have a long history with this powerful cactus.
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Escamoles
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Escamoles

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.
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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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Reddi-Bacon
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Reddi-Bacon

From the makers of Reddi-Wip, instant bacon that would destroy your toaster.
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Mangonada
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Mangonada

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.
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Curanto
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Curanto

Chile’s clambake may be the world's oldest recipe.
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Superman Ice Cream
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Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!
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Mustard Pickles
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Mustard Pickles

This zippy Newfoundland condiment inspires a deep, burning loyalty.
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Goetta
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Goetta

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.
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Jibachi Senbei
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Jibachi Senbei

Elderly villagers hunt the digger wasps that stud these Japanese rice crackers.
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Floating Island
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Floating Island

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
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Haggis Ice Cream
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Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.
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Huesos de Santo
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Huesos de Santo

These “holy bones” taste like heaven.
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Engkala
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Engkala

This creamy, bright pink fruit is known as the "Borneo avocado."
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