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Oliebollen
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Oliebollen

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding
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Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
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Squid Ink Gelato
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Squid Ink Gelato

A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.
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Shirako
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Shirako

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.
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Dutch Soused Herring
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Dutch Soused Herring

No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.
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Hagfish
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Hagfish

One man's fish slime is another man's delicious, faux egg white.
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Huitlacoche
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Huitlacoche

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
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Lobster Mushroom
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Lobster Mushroom

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.
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Kānga Pirau
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Kānga Pirau

A delicious corn-based porridge that happens to smell like vomit.
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Vietnamese Egg Coffee
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Vietnamese Egg Coffee

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.
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Escamoles
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Escamoles

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.
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Cel-Ray
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Cel-Ray

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.
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Budae Jjigae
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Budae Jjigae

All is fare in the Korean War.
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Sea Grapes
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Sea Grapes

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
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Tamilok
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Tamilok

In the Philippines, the worm is your oyster.
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Nsenene
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Nsenene

This grasshopper snack is crispy like fried chicken.
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Tastee Cheese
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Tastee Cheese

It's not Jamaican Easter without canned, processed cheddar cheese.
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Salo
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Salo

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.
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Kumis
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Kumis

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

A Canadian pudding that's boiled in a bag and is interchangeably lunch and dessert.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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Salep
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Salep

A flour made from orchid roots makes for a popular Turkish drink.
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Hákarl
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Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.
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Sour Rams' Testicles
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Sour Rams' Testicles

This Icelandic delicacy is served at the coldest time of the year.
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