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Kopi Luwak
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Kopi Luwak

This is one expensive load of crap.
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Ul Boov
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Ul Boov

Mongolia's "shoe sole cake" has the ritual significance of a Christmas tree or family shrine.
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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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Candied Hawthorn
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Candied Hawthorn

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.
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Black Garlic
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Black Garlic

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
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Piure
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Piure

Slice open this rock-like sea creature and you'll find tomato-red flesh that tastes great in Chilean ceviche.
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Coquito Nuts
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Coquito Nuts

Chile is home to very, very small coconuts.
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Blackberry Jam Fruit
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Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.
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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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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Cuberdons
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Cuberdons

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
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Irn-Bru
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Irn-Bru

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
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Gruit Ale
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Gruit Ale

Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.
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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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Bilberry Soup
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Bilberry Soup

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.
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Bakeapple
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Bakeapple

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.
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T'tu Lavash
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T'tu Lavash

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.
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Marsh Samphire
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Marsh Samphire

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
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Glass Gem Corn
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Glass Gem Corn

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.
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Ruby Chocolate
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Ruby Chocolate

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
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Lúcuma
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Lúcuma

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.
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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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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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Black Sesame Sweet Soup
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Black Sesame Sweet Soup

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.
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