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Thorláksmessa
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Thorláksmessa

To honor Iceland's patron saint, feast on fermented skate.
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Ovos Moles de Aveiro
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Ovos Moles de Aveiro

These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.
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Cemetery Wine
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Cemetery Wine

Bishop's Vineyard makes its products from grapes grown in California graveyards.
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Bakeapple Gin
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Bakeapple Gin

A Canadian spirit made with Newfoundland's beloved berry.
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Pepernoten
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Pepernoten

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.
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Dung-Smoked IPA
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Dung-Smoked IPA

The Icelandic brew is made with malts smoked over burning sheep dung.
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Pacific Razor Clams
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Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
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The Puffing Gun
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The Puffing Gun

Many popular cereals exploded out of its chamber and into existence.
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World Oyster Opening Championship
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World Oyster Opening Championship

Welcome to the olympics of oyster shucking.
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Lifeguard
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Lifeguard

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.
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Chateau Jiahu
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Chateau Jiahu

This modern adaptation of a 9,000-year-old brew combines elements of beer, wine, and mead.
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Smoked Reindeer Heart
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Smoked Reindeer Heart

The delicacy makes a rich, gamey appetizer in northern Sweden.
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Tokaji Eszencia
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Tokaji Eszencia

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.
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Mykyrokka
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Mykyrokka

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.
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Pumpple Cake
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Pumpple Cake

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.
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Tchoukoutou
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Tchoukoutou

In Togolese markets, locals socialize over gourds of this sweet-and-sour sorghum beer.
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Canelazo
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Canelazo

A sweet, warm cocktail to chase away the chill of Andean nights.
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Sugar Toad
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Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”
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Bled Cream Cake
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Bled Cream Cake

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.
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Pasilla Mixe
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Pasilla Mixe

This rare, smoky chile grows only in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca.
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Kaleh Pacheh
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Kaleh Pacheh

This savory “head and hooves” soup makes a hearty breakfast in Iran.
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Samichlaus
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Samichlaus

This lager, once considered the strongest beer in the world, is brewed only on Saint Nicholas's Day.
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Gunpowder Rum
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Gunpowder Rum

A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.
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Mountain Maid Ube Jam
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Mountain Maid Ube Jam

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.
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