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Russell Nelson

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Steamed Piggy Buns

Sweets

Steamed Piggy Buns

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.

Spitsbergen Pale Ale and Spitsbergen Pilsner from Svalbard Brewery.

Drinks

Svalbard Brewery Beer

The world's northernmost commercial brewery makes beer with water from a glacier.

Brennivín

Drinks

Brennivín

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

Licorice root for sale at a Spanish market.

Fruits & Vegetables

Licorice Root

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

A modern attempt to recreate garum.

Ingredients & Condiments

Garum

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.

Scandinavian Egg Coffee

Drinks

Scandinavian Egg Coffee

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

Guksi

Gastro

Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Russian Napoleon Cake

Sweets

Russian Napoleon Cake

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Two different styles of chasen

Gastro

Matcha Chasen

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

Financiers

Sweets

Financiers

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Fish House Punch

Drinks

Fish House Punch

This Philadelphia cocktail was invented at a fishing club that once declared itself a sovereign state.

Are you feeling lucky?

Gastro

Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

Escamoles, i.e. velvety tree ant eggs, pan-fried in butter.

Meats & Animal Products

Escamoles

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.

Nanaimo Bar

Sweets

Nanaimo Bar

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.

Pylsur topped with apple-sweetened ketchup and remolaði.

Prepared Foods

Pylsur

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

Slices of fresh hverabrauð.

Prepared Foods

Hverabrauð

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

The fermented meat of a Greenland shark.

Prepared Foods

Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Purén White Strawberry

Fruits & Vegetables

Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.

White Kiawe Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

White Kiawe Honey

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

A few dashes are sufficient.

Ingredients & Condiments

Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

Burgoo

Prepared Foods

Burgoo

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.

Ham Salad

Prepared Foods

Ham Salad

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

Sourdough bread lined up at San Francisco's Boudin Bakery.

Ingredients & Condiments

Sourdough Starter

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

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