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Qvevri

Gastro

Qvevri

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.

’Nduja

Ingredients & Condiments

’Nduja

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

Pie, mash, and eel in parsley sauce.

Meats & Animal Products

Jellied Eels

No traditional East Ender meal is complete without pie, mashed potatoes, and gelatinous river creatures.

Chestnut Beer

Drinks

Chestnut Beer

The ultimate in nutty brews.

Saint Agatha's Breasts

Sweets

Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

Turkish Coffee

Drinks

Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

T’ej

Drinks

T’ej

Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.

Irish Potato Candy

Sweets

Irish Potato Candy

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

Molcajete

Gastro

Molcajete

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

Boston Baked Beans

Sweets

Boston Baked Beans

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Pork Floss

Ingredients & Condiments

Pork Floss

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

Eisbock

Drinks

Eisbock

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

Cuttlefish Gum

Prepared Foods

Cuttlefish Gum

In Singapore, dried, shredded cephalopod is a bubblegum alternative.

Cynar

Drinks

Cynar

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

Steamed Piggy Buns

Sweets

Steamed Piggy Buns

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.

Fried Chicken Gizzards

Prepared Foods

Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

Maple Creemee

Sweets

Maple Creemee

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

Kvass

Drinks

Kvass

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

Many breweries have fresh hops lying around during the season. Here, a drinker garnished her fresh hope ale with a cone.

Drinks

Fresh Hop Beer

These seasonal brews gets made with an ephemeral ingredient.

Grisette

Drinks

Grisette

Make like a 19th-century Belgian miner and cool off with this refreshing ale.

Pu'er

Drinks

Pu'er

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

Malasadas

Sweets

Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

A cup of iced oolong with cheese foam and egg floss.

Drinks

Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

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