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matthewhollett

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Writer and visual artist recently transplanted from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Montreal, Quebec.
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Red ant chutney is often served on leaves.

Ingredients & Condiments

Red Ant Chutney

Indian harvesters endure painful bites to make an intensely spicy paste.

A perfect pie, complete with stars and fish heads.

Prepared Foods

Stargazy Pie

A traditional Cornish pie that—ARE THOSE FISH HEADS COMING OUT OF THE TOP?!

A rich and creamy cup of cà phê trứng.

Drinks

Vietnamese Egg Coffee

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

Juustoleipä

Prepared Foods

Juustoleipä

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

Salmiakki Koskenkorva

Drinks

Salmiakki Koskenkorva

This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.

Mojie Apples

Gastro

Mojie Apples

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

Salep milk and a biscuit.

Drinks

Salep

A flour made from orchid roots makes for a popular Turkish drink.

Moose Muffle Stew

Prepared Foods

Moose Muffle Stew

The animal's nose and upper lip make a savory, umami-rich soup.

Gunpowder Rum

Drinks

Gunpowder Rum

A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.

Geoduck

Meats & Animal Products

Geoduck

This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.

Spruce Beer

Gastro

Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

Tomato Wine

Drinks

Tomato Wine

Who said vineyards have to grow grapes?

Sushi Pizza

Prepared Foods

Sushi Pizza

Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.

Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

Sweets

Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.

A double scoop of orange-flavored tiger tail ice cream striped with black licorice ribbons.

Sweets

Tiger Tail Ice Cream

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

Poutine Râpée

Prepared Foods

Poutine Râpée

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

Moon Mist

Sweets

Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.

Rich, creamy black sapote.

Fruits & Vegetables

Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.

Ripe peanut butter fruit growing in the summer.

Fruits & Vegetables

Peanut Butter Fruit

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.

Blackberry Jam Fruit

Fruits & Vegetables

Blackberry Jam Fruit

Inside a hard, yellow shell lies a sweet, black spread.

Guksi

Gastro

Guksi

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

Just don't eat the leaf.

Sweets

Paparajotes

Impress Murcianos by correctly eating these fried lemon leaves.

Most people would just walk by this fruit, rich with history and culinary potential.

Fruits & Vegetables

Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

Pettuleipä

Prepared Foods

Pettuleipä

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.

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