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Fried Chicken Gizzards

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Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

A matera with the owner's thermos and bombilla sticking out the top.

Gastro

Materas

These purses help Uruguayans drink mate anytime, anywhere.

Chicha Morada

Drinks

Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

Causa

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Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

Cuy being grilled in Ecuador.

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Cuy

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

Whitebait fritters are a New Zealand delicacy.

Prepared Foods

Whitebait Fritters

It's fishy how close to an omelette this is.

İşkembe Çorbası

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İşkembe Çorbası

In Turkey, drinkers head off hangovers with creamy tripe soup.

Turkish Coffee

Drinks

Turkish Coffee

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

Faloodeh at Sofreh, in Brooklyn.

Sweets

Faloodeh

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.

Pashmak

Sweets

Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

Bovril from the Supermarket

Ingredients & Condiments

Bovril

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

Caracoles

Meats & Animal Products

Caracoles

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

Enjoying Torremorón wine with a porrón.

Gastro

Porrón

The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.

Ciorbă de Burtă

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Ciorbă de Burtă

The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.

Francesinha

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Francesinha

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

Oscypek

Meats & Animal Products

Oscypek

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

Zelnik

Prepared Foods

Zelnik

This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.

Gray Peas with Bacon and Onions

Prepared Foods

Gray Peas with Bacon and Onions

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

A layer-by-layer look at the colorful salad.

Prepared Foods

Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

Kvass

Drinks

Kvass

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

Tokaji Eszencia

Drinks

Tokaji Eszencia

A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the spoonful.

Karelian Pie

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Karelian Pie

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

Smørrebrød

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Smørrebrød

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

Mozartkugel

Sweets

Mozartkugel

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

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