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Elderly villagers hunt the digger wasps that stud these Japanese rice crackers.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

On the fifteenth night of Chinese New Year, Malaysian singles throw caution to the wind and fruit to the water.

This sweet sandwich celebrates Georgia's favorite crop.

Cairo airport officials have seized hundreds of pounds of this smuggle-worthy delicacy.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

This gendered sweet swap practically oozes sexual innuendos.

This sharp and salty Egyptian cheese ferments for months in a bath of milk and spices.

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

Typically made with pork, bologna gets the all-beef treatment in a tiny Ohio town.

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.

Giant logs of offal become satisfying street sandwiches in the old city of Fes.

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.

Thai street vendors serve this spicy seafood while it's still moving.

You can only nibble on this citrusy-cheesy fruit or risk a mouthful of spikes.

On Tibetan New Year, deep-fried cookies take the form of auspicious symbols and festive snacks.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.