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Nam Prik Mang Da
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Nam Prik Mang Da

Pounded water beetles are this spicy condiment's main ingredient.
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Mykyrokka
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Mykyrokka

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.
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Canelazo
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Canelazo

A sweet, warm cocktail to chase away the chill of Andean nights.
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Tchoukoutou
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Tchoukoutou

In Togolese markets, locals socialize over gourds of this sweet-and-sour sorghum beer.
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Sugar Toad
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Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”
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Inca Trail Snake Liquor
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Inca Trail Snake Liquor

In the Peruvian jungle, some families still make this homemade spirit.
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Akabanga Chili Oil
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Akabanga Chili Oil

The Rwandan condiment is so spicy, it's served with eyedroppers.
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Kak'ik
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Kak'ik

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.
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Pox
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Pox

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.
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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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Clairin
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Clairin

Small Haitian distilleries are producing some of the purest rum in the world.
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Bolo Lêvedo
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Bolo Lêvedo

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.
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Puzzle Jugs
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Puzzle Jugs

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.
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Port Tongs
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Port Tongs

Sabering champagne doesn’t hold a candle to this method of cracking open wine bottles with red-hot iron.
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Pork Skin Braciole
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Pork Skin Braciole

This old-school Italian dish comes in a rich and savory wrapper.
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Tempoyak
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Tempoyak

Fermenting raw durian is a better idea than you thought.
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Causa
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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
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Prickly Pear Vodka
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Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.
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Spiedies
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Spiedies

Binghamton celebrates its sandwich of marinated meat cubes at a yearly hot air balloon festival.
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Qarta
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Qarta

This simple dish of boiled horse intestine is prized for its unique and layered texture.
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Long Pepper
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Long Pepper

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.
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Black Habit Ale
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Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.
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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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Moroccan Snails
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Moroccan Snails

The fragrant, intricately spiced street food is a medina specialty.
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