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Chocolate Pudding Fruit
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Fruits & Vegetables

Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
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Malasadas
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Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
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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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Commandaria
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Commandaria

To taste the oldest wine still in production, head to Cyprus.
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Amarula Cream Liqueur
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Amarula Cream Liqueur

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
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Tokaji Eszencia
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Tokaji Eszencia

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.
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Moose Milk
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Moose Milk

Eggnog gone wild, brought to you by the Canadian Military.
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Chai at Sahu Tea Shop
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Chai at Sahu Tea Shop

In an unassuming shop in Jaipur, a family has been serving highly addictive chai for decades.
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Job's Tears Tea
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Job's Tears Tea

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.
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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
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Lindisfarne Mead
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Lindisfarne Mead

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
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Tejate
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Tejate

Oaxaca's favorite morning beverage is an ancient blend of cacao, corn flour, and water.
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Feuerzangenbowle
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Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
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Tula Pryanik
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Tula Pryanik

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.
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Chicken Salt
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Ingredients & Condiments

Chicken Salt

Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream
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Salt Licorice Ice Cream

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.
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Patsas
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Patsas

This offal soup is a classic Greek hangover cure.
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Drop Shot
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Drop Shot

With this Dutch liqueur, you can now drink licorice.
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Raicilla
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Raicilla

Meet tequila's fruity, fragrant relative.
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Reindeer Dog
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Reindeer Dog

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.
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Doces Fálicos
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Doces Fálicos

One small Portuguese town celebrates a saint with phallic cakes.
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Piccadilly Raspa
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Piccadilly Raspa

Kool-Aid and pickles make this Southwestern snow cone an unforgettable flavor bomb.
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Absinthe Spoon
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Absinthe Spoon

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
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Cramaillote
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Ingredients & Condiments

Cramaillote

This jelly is made with dandelions and tastes like honey.
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