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Morir Soñando
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Morir Soñando

“To die dreaming” tastes like an orange creamsicle.
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Raindrop Cake
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Raindrop Cake

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.
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Red Tree Ants With Beef and Spicy Basil
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Red Tree Ants With Beef and Spicy Basil

Dine for a cause with this mammal and insect mélange.
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Irish Potato Candy
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Irish Potato Candy

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.
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Salt-Rising Bread
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Salt-Rising Bread

Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.
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Ají Negro
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Ají Negro

To make this hot sauce, first remove the poison.
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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito
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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito

The deceptive, sweet-and-savory snack of Taipei's night markets.
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Lorighittas
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Lorighittas

Making a pound of this pretty pasta can take an entire day.
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Ubuyu
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Ubuyu

These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.
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Moon Mist
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Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.
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Lúcuma
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Lúcuma

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.
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Potato Doughnuts
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Potato Doughnuts

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
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Okonomiyaki
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Okonomiyaki

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
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Chouchen
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Chouchen

Ancient Celtic settlers brought this honey-based drink to Brittany.
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Goetta
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Goetta

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.
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Seaweed Ale
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Seaweed Ale

The ocean-scented brew pays homage to an old Scottish style.
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Urojo
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Urojo

In Zanzibar, Swahili and Indian cuisine swirl together in a hearty, complex stew.
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Melktert
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Melktert

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.
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Mamba
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Mamba

The Haitian peanut butter first tastes creamy, then the peppers hit you.
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Benne Wafers
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Benne Wafers

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.
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Brasadè
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Brasadè

Make yourself delicious jewelry with these sweet Italian biscuits.
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Maslenitsa
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Maslenitsa

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

The intoxicating South African fruit is beloved by humans and elephants.
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Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
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Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout

What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.
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