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Mezcal de Pechuga
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Mezcal de Pechuga

For a meaty essence, producers dangle raw chicken breast over their stills.
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City Chicken
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City Chicken

The Midwestern mock-poultry classic is fading away.
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Smith Island Cake
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Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.
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Juane
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Juane

Peru’s leaf-wrapped rice ball might be named after John the Baptist’s decapitated head.
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Threads of God
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Threads of God

To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.
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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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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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Sauna Sausage
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Sauna Sausage

In Finland, you sizzle along with your meal.
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Twelve Grapes
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Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
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Switchel
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Switchel

Colonial Gatorade made from vinegar and molasses is back in style.
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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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Calçot
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Calçot

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.
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Miracle Berries
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Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.
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Deep-Fried Peanuts
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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.
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Pylsur
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Pylsur

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
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Koolickles
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Koolickles

Dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid? Oh, yeah!
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Okinawa Black Sugar
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Okinawa Black Sugar

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.
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Chicha Morada
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Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
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