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Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

Whipping snow, seal oil, and berries into a frosty treat takes a very deft hand.

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

In Thai lore, these fried hard-boiled eggs are a delicious warning for a misbehaving husband.

Floridians baked this tangy treat before key lime took over the state's pie scene.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

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

The Ecuadorian cure for a hangover is beef tripe stew.

Flip over these prickly treasures and find creamy, orange meat.

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

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

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”

Caribbean tree bark gives this drink its bittersweet flavor.

It's not Bajan Independence Day without banana leaf–wrapped corn cakes.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

Brewers are replacing hops with sweet, aromatic herbs to resurrect this extinct beer.

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.

Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.

Created in Rome's Jewish ghetto, the fried artichokes herald spring.

Grilled cow udder is a Chilean specialty that tastes a bit like tongue.

After being banned for a decade and a half, this Roman classic is back on the table.