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Ranfañote
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Ranfañote

This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.
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Mamajuana
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Mamajuana

This alcoholic drink has medicinal properties (and sometimes contains turtle penis).
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Pacaya
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Pacaya

These palm flower clusters resemble tentacles of baby corn.
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Cassareep
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Cassareep

Sauce that can preserve stew for days—no fridge needed.
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Smith Island Cake
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Smith Island Cake

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.
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Bull Testicle Ceviche
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Bull Testicle Ceviche

You'll have a ball with this Latin American specialty.
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Guatemalan Fiambre
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Guatemalan Fiambre

This 50-ingredient salad is for both the living and the dead.
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Doodh Soda
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Doodh Soda

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.
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Chapulines
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Chapulines

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.
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Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears
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Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

The gummies are taking over Utah.
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Kanji
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Kanji

This fermented purple carrot elixir practically makes itself.
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Keso Ice Cream
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Keso Ice Cream

Cheddar cheese flavors a classic frozen treat in the Philippines.
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Aligot
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Aligot

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.
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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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Maple Leaf Tempura
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Maple Leaf Tempura

Why not fry a year-old leaf?
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Coquito Nuts
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Coquito Nuts

Chile is home to very, very small coconuts.
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Gấc
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Gấc

This lucky fruit tastes best in rice.
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Kalakukko
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Kalakukko

Finally, an edible carrying case for fish.
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Mozzarella Sticks with Melba Sauce
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Mozzarella Sticks with Melba Sauce

Only in Albany do people dip in raspberry sauce.
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Chicha Morada
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Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
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Fried Sea Anemone
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Fried Sea Anemone

On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.
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Chilean Sea Urchin
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Chilean Sea Urchin

Flip over these prickly treasures and find creamy, orange meat.
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Job's Tears Tea
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Job's Tears Tea

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.
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Angulas
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Angulas

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.
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