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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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Lahpet Thoke
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Lahpet Thoke

In Myanmar, fermented tea leaves make a tangy, caffeinated salad.
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Henderson's Relish
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Henderson's Relish

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.
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Qvevri
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Qvevri

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.
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The Persian
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The Persian

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.
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Duruka
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Duruka

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.
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Smiley Fritz
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Smiley Fritz

The meat that literally puts a smile on Australians' faces.
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Beondegi
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Beondegi

In South Korean markets, steamed silkworm pupae make a juicy, nutty snack.
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Frog Cakes
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Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.
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Cupuaçu
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Cupuaçu

This Brazilian fruit is cacao's lesser-known, tangy cousin.
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Callu de Cabrettu
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Callu de Cabrettu

Sardinia may be home to the oldest style of cheese.
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Finger Steak
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Finger Steak

Idaho's fried specialty makes steak a finger food.
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Sharkskin Wasabi Grater
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Sharkskin Wasabi Grater

Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.
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Caws Pobi
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Caws Pobi

The fire-roasted cheese is the medieval precursor to Welsh rarebit.
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Mari Lwyd
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Mari Lwyd

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.
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Bara Lawr
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Bara Lawr

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.
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Cucumber Straightener
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Cucumber Straightener

Victorians used this glass tube to keep their cukes from curling.
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Cow Blood
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Cow Blood

Drinking fresh blood is both sacred and ordinary for the Maasai people.
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Coconut Grater Stool
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Coconut Grater Stool

You put the grater in the coconut...
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Feast of the Seven Fishes
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Feast of the Seven Fishes

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.
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Sbirro Cheese
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Sbirro Cheese

Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.
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Ram's Head Soup
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Ram's Head Soup

This widely varying dish may come with half a face, a lone floating jaw, or a chewy tongue.
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Hillary’s Sweet Lemon Mint
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Hillary’s Sweet Lemon Mint

A distinctive herb named after a First Lady.
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Beaver
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Beaver

Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.
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