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Riga Black Balsam
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Riga Black Balsam

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.
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Năsal Cheese
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Năsal Cheese

In a Romanian village, a cave's unique conditions produce a rare, funky cheese.
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Kibinai
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Kibinai

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.
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Tenili
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Tenili

These rare, hand-pulled strands of cheese are making a comeback in southwestern Georgia.
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Vologda Butter
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Vologda Butter

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.
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Chios Mastiha
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Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
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Turnip Schnapps
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Turnip Schnapps

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.
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Polkagris
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Polkagris

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.
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Redlove Apple
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Redlove Apple

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.
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Kumis
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Kumis

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
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Hverabrauð
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Hverabrauð

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
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Yak Butter Tea
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Yak Butter Tea

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.
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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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Cougnou
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Cougnou

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

The first thing eaten off the Ark.
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Kissel
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Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.
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Spruce Beer
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Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.
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Noni
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Noni

A fruit so foul, shamans use it to scare evil spirits.
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Roudoudous
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Roudoudous

These French candies originally came in seashells.
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Black Pudding Throwing Championship
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Black Pudding Throwing Championship

A medieval food fight supposedly inspired this annual competition.
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Lindisfarne Mead
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Lindisfarne Mead

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
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Barquilleros of Madrid
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Barquilleros of Madrid

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.
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Lacryma Christi
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Lacryma Christi

The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
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