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Bonito Flakes
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Bonito Flakes

Some fish can dance.
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Bird Milk Chocolate
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Bird Milk Chocolate

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.
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Snickers Salad
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Snickers Salad

Made of candy and Cool Whip, this “salad” is a mainstay at Midwestern potlucks.
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Umeboshi
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Umeboshi

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.
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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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Funeral Potatoes
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Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
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Bird's Nest Soup
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Bird's Nest Soup

It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.
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Salsagheti
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Salsagheti

This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.
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Kholodets
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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.
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Butterfly Pea Flower
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Butterfly Pea Flower

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Japanese Tea Ceremony

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
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Dragon's Beard Candy
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Dragon's Beard Candy

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.
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