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Raw Lamb Liver
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Raw Lamb Liver

This traditional Lebanese breakfast is served with sheep tail fat.
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Adjaruli Khachapuri
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Adjaruli Khachapuri

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
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Koliva
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Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
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Pie Floater
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Pie Floater

The Aussie street food meal of meat pie on a sea of peas.
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Yule Log Cake
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Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
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Pawpaw
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Pawpaw

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
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Calçot
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Calçot

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.
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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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Durian
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Durian

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
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Chow Mein Sandwich
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Chow Mein Sandwich

Crispy noodles meet a sea of gravy inside a hamburger bun.
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Sumalak
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Sumalak

A sweet and simple pudding traditionally made in a joyous, spring ritual.
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Needhams
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Needhams

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?
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Sugar on Snow
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Sugar on Snow

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.
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Honey Toast Box
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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.
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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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Bedfordshire Clanger
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Bedfordshire Clanger

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.
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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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Okinawa Black Sugar
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Okinawa Black Sugar

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit
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Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
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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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Tavuk Göğsü
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Tavuk Göğsü

We have the Ottoman sultans to thank for this creamy Turkish dessert made of chicken breast.
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Chitlins
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Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.
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Teaberry Ice Cream
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Teaberry Ice Cream

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.
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