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Olivemaniac

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Foods this traveler has tried.

Ready to play goon of fortune.

Gastro

Goon Sack

The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.

Pawpaw is served.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pawpaw

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

If you've been good, you can have a chocolate fish.

Sweets

Chocolate Fish

The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.

The edible contents of the durian have been compared to custard.

Fruits & Vegetables

Durian

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Classic and chocolate-covered Kendal Mint Cakes.

Sweets

Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

Maror in three forms: a mixture of grated horseradish, beets, and sugar; endive lettuce; and horseradish root.

Gastro

Maror

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

Pretty please with a walnut on top.

Sweets

Afghan Biscuits

These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.

It's notoriously difficult to balance and connect the tiny top loaf to the bottom.

Prepared Foods

Cottage Loaf

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.

Heather Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

Heather Honey

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

Eccles Cake

Sweets

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

African Horned Cucumber

Fruits & Vegetables

African Horned Cucumber

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

Marsh Samphire

Fruits & Vegetables

Marsh Samphire

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

Biltong

Meats & Animal Products

Biltong

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

Pancake Racing

Gastro

Pancake Racing

What better way to celebrate Shrove Tuesday than to run with a pancake-laden skillet?

Colcannon with scallions and bacon.

Prepared Foods

Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Cotton Candy Grapes

Fruits & Vegetables

Cotton Candy Grapes

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau in Sonoma, California.

Drinks

Beaujolais Nouveau

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Faggots

Prepared Foods

Faggots

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

Hāngi

Gastro

Hāngi

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.

Cherimoya

Fruits & Vegetables

Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

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