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I am a freelance writer, critic, communications professional and miniature hobbyist working between Australia and Europe (based in Spain).
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Korovai

Sweets

Korovai

The Ukrainian wedding bread is so beautiful, it's displayed near the altar.

Just don't eat the leaf.

Sweets

Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.

Feni

Drinks

Feni

This triple-distilled cashew fruit liquor is a source of Goan pride.

Qvevri

Gastro

Qvevri

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

Nattō

Prepared Foods

Nattō

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Chili Wood

Ingredients & Condiments

Chili Wood

Add a splinter of this vine to your meal for a tongue-numbing kick.

Komplet Lepinja

Prepared Foods

Komplet Lepinja

Cream, eggs, and pork drippings combine in the ultimate Serbian bread bowl.

A rolled up ball of sagí, about to be dunked in flour and added to a stew.

Meats & Animal Products

Sagí

Rancid pork fat infuses Catalan cuisine with a blend of gamey, sour, and spicy flavors.

Kulebyaka

Prepared Foods

Kulebyaka

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.

A sea cucumber makes the perfect topping to a rice dish.

Prepared Foods

Espardenyes

Catalan chefs transform the slimy, bottom-feeding sea cucumber into subtle, succulent meat.

Kissel often appears in drink form; here, with spices such as cinnamon and star anise.

Sweets

Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.

Zarajos

Prepared Foods

Zarajos

In Cuenca, chefs transform offal into succulent tapas.

Francesinha

Prepared Foods

Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.

Ortiguillas de mar, with sea salt.

Prepared Foods

Fried Sea Anemone

On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.

Angulas with garlic and shrimp.

Prepared Foods

Angulas

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.

A row of smiling meat.

Meats & Animal Products

Smiley Fritz

The meat that literally puts a smile on Australians' faces.

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