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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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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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Balut
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Balut

In the Philippines, fertilized duck eggs are savory snacks.
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Red Ant Chutney
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Red Ant Chutney

Indian harvesters endure painful bites to make an intensely spicy paste.
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Makgeolli
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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.
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Pandan Leaf Extract
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Pandan Leaf Extract

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.
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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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Sannakji
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Sannakji

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.
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Acorn Jelly
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Acorn Jelly

The nut goes from oak tree to savory, sesame-topped side in a matter of days.
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Lahpet Thoke
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Lahpet Thoke

In Myanmar, fermented tea leaves make a tangy, caffeinated salad.
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Beondegi
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Beondegi

In South Korean markets, steamed silkworm pupae make a juicy, nutty snack.
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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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Keso Ice Cream
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Keso Ice Cream

Cheddar cheese flavors a classic frozen treat in the Philippines.
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Bamboo Pole Noodles
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Bamboo Pole Noodles

The dying art of flattening dough by seesawing on it.
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Snakefruit
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Snakefruit

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.
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Doodh Soda
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Doodh Soda

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.
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Gấc
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Gấc

This lucky fruit tastes best in rice.
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Maple Leaf Tempura
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Maple Leaf Tempura

Why not fry a year-old leaf?
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Kanji
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Kanji

This fermented purple carrot elixir practically makes itself.
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Tutankhamun Ale
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Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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Enset
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Enset

Some bread goes in the oven for an hour; some goes underground for two years.
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Gatsby
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Gatsby

This Cape Town sandwich is as extravagant as a certain literary character.
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Nsenene
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Nsenene

This grasshopper snack is crispy like fried chicken.
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