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Honey Toast Box
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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.
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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures
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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands
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Antwerp Chocolate Hands

These sweet hands come with stories of triumph and brutality.
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Krobo Millet Festival
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Krobo Millet Festival

This harvest celebration culminates in a procession of drummers, palanquin-riding leaders, and vibrant colors.
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Causa
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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
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Pizza Montanara
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Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
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King Kong
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King Kong

The town of Lambayeque, Peru, specializes in a seven-layered sweet named for Hollywood's towering ape.
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Ají Charapita
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Ají Charapita

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.
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Vaca Entera
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Vaca Entera

This Argentinian cookout involves grilling an entire cow.
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Pikopiko
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Pikopiko

These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.
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Lemang Periuk Kera
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Lemang Periuk Kera

Carnivorous pitcher plants make excellent pouches for sticky rice.
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Yuenyeung
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Yuenyeung

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.
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Wazwan
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Wazwan

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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Nam Prik Mang Da
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Nam Prik Mang Da

Pounded water beetles are this spicy condiment's main ingredient.
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Bau Nyale
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Bau Nyale

Worm-catching and love come together at this Indonesian harvest and courtship festival.
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Gata
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Gata

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.
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Picarones
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Picarones

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.
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Sturm
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Sturm

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.
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Entierro de la Sardina
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Entierro de la Sardina

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.
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Whitstable Oyster Festival
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Whitstable Oyster Festival

Every July, a seaside town pays homage to its local mollusks with eating contests, a marine-themed parade, and plenty of fresh seafood.
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Courir de Mardi Gras
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Courir de Mardi Gras

A Cajun tradition that combines costumes, gumbo, and chasing chickens.
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Festa des Vermar
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Festa des Vermar

On the island of Mallorca, locals celebrate their viticulture with parades, grape-stomping contests, and a massive fruit fight.
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Thorrablot
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Thorrablot

This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.
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