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Vietnamese Blood Soup
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Vietnamese Blood Soup

Tiết canh is a sour, cool, and gelatinous breakfast.
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Shoofly Pie
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Shoofly Pie

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
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Screech-In
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Screech-In

To become an honorary Newfie, eat bologna, kiss a frozen cod, swear an oath, and shoot rum.
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Herring Under a Fur Coat
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Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.
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Bouye
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Bouye

Juice from the Baobab tree “tastes like sunshine” and treats dysentery.
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Pulque
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Pulque

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
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Stinging Nettles
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Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
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Sauna Sausage
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Sauna Sausage

In Finland, you sizzle along with your meal.
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Caciocavallo of the Migrant
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Caciocavallo of the Migrant

To circumvent a meat ban, Italian immigrants hid their soppressata in balls of cheese.
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Ñachi
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Ñachi

This Chilean dish turns fresh blood into savory jelly.
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Atomic Cake
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Atomic Cake

This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.
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Blue-Green Algae
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Blue-Green Algae

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.
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Thrills Gum
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Thrills Gum

Everyone says this vintage chewing gum tastes like soap, including the company.
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Kholodets
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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
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Cougnou
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Cougnou

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
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Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings
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Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings

Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.
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Butterfly Pea Flower
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Butterfly Pea Flower

With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.
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Loggerhead
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Loggerhead

In the Colonial era, a red-hot iron rod warmed drinks, ignited cannons, and cauterized wounds.
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Christmas Risengrød
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Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
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Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
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Guayusa
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Guayusa

The Kichwa begin every day with tea and dream interpretation.
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Hot Ale Flip
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Hot Ale Flip

A Colonial cocktail brought to you by ale, rum, and a really hot poker.
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Guatita
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Guatita

The Ecuadorian cure for a hangover is beef tripe stew.
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