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Ortolan Bunting
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Ortolan Bunting

A cruel cooking method turns this tiny songbird into a rare delicacy.
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Brie Noir
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Brie Noir

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.
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Maggi Seasoning
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Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
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Réttir
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Réttir

Iceland's annual tradition of rounding up 800,000 sheep.
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Stargazy Pie
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Stargazy Pie

A traditional Cornish pie that—ARE THOSE FISH HEADS COMING OUT OF THE TOP?!
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Blaa Bread
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Blaa Bread

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.
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Francesinha
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Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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Hagelslag
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Hagelslag

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
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Lithuanian Spit Cake
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Lithuanian Spit Cake

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.
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Pule
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Pule

The world's most expensive cheese is made from Balkan donkey milk.
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Herring Under a Fur Coat
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Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.
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Caciocavallo of the Migrant
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Caciocavallo of the Migrant

To circumvent a meat ban, Italian immigrants hid their soppressata in balls of cheese.
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Sauna Sausage
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Sauna Sausage

In Finland, you sizzle along with your meal.
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Lampreia de Ovos
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Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.
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Loggerhead
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Loggerhead

In the Colonial era, a red-hot iron rod warmed drinks, ignited cannons, and cauterized wounds.
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Cougnou
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Cougnou

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
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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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Alheira
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Alheira

This sausage saved Jews' lives in Inquisition-era Portugal.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
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Kransekake
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Kransekake

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Christmas Risengrød
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Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
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Paparajotes
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Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.
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Berliner Weisse
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Berliner Weisse

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.
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