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Addressing the haggis.

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Burns Supper

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Caracoles

Meats & Animal Products

Caracoles

For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.

One of these peppers could set your mouth on fire.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pimientos de Padrón

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

Giant Paella

Food Festivals

Giant Paella

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

Tocinillo de Cielo

Sweets

Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Bovril from the Supermarket

Ingredients & Condiments

Bovril

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

Stinking Bishop

Meats & Animal Products

Stinking Bishop

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

A pot of boiled nettles means savory greens and earthy tea.

Fruits & Vegetables

Stinging Nettles

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

Changes in cabin pressure may cause explosion.

Sweets

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

Mozartkugel

Sweets

Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

Saezuri (last skewer on the right), photographed by Food historian Ken Albala at an oden in Japan.

Prepared Foods

Saezuri

In Japan, whale tongue is a disappearing delicacy.

Canned Dashimaki

Prepared Foods

Canned Dashimaki

These sweet and savory Japanese rolled eggs are sold in 6-packs.

Takoyaki

Prepared Foods

Takoyaki

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

A seafood okonomiyaki topped with bonito flakes

Prepared Foods

Okonomiyaki

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

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