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Korovai
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Korovai

The Ukrainian wedding bread is so beautiful, it's displayed near the altar.
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Cottage Loaf
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Cottage Loaf

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.
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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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Deep-Fried Peanuts
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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.
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Taco Rice
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Taco Rice

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.
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Mustard Pickles
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Mustard Pickles

This zippy Newfoundland condiment inspires a deep, burning loyalty.
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Cuy
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Cuy

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
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Sourdough Starter
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Sourdough Starter

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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Casu Marzu
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Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.
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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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Pimientos de Padrón
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Pimientos de Padrón

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
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Francesinha
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Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
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Lapis Legit
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Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.
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Mad Honey
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Mad Honey

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.
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Canned Bread
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Canned Bread

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.
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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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Nagashi Somen
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Nagashi Somen

Catch these floating noodles before they flow by.
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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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Takoyaki
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Takoyaki

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
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Tim Tam Slam
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Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
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Bunny Chow
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Bunny Chow

This curry-on-the-go hails from South Africa.
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
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Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey

Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
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