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Sean Emmerton

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Foods this traveler has tried.

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Gastro

Goon Sack

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

Egg Hopper

Prepared Foods

Egg Hopper

Sri Lanka's crispy, bowl-shaped pancake comes with an egg at the bottom.

Pig's Blood Cake

Prepared Foods

Pig's Blood Cake

Beneath a blanket of peanut flour and cilantro, this Taiwanese street pop hides a savory surprise.

Steamed Piggy Buns

Sweets

Steamed Piggy Buns

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.

Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup

Prepared Foods

Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup

Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.

’Nduja

Ingredients & Condiments

’Nduja

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

Stinking Bishop

Meats & Animal Products

Stinking Bishop

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

Irn-Bru

Drinks

Irn-Bru

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

Unicum

Drinks

Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Eccles Cake

Sweets

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Saint Agatha's Breasts

Sweets

Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

Beef Dripping

Ingredients & Condiments

Beef Dripping

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

Pork rillettes.

Prepared Foods

Rillettes

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

Patatje Oorlog

Prepared Foods

Patatje Oorlog

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

Lampredotto

Prepared Foods

Lampredotto

The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.

Cynar

Drinks

Cynar

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

Colcannon with scallions and bacon.

Prepared Foods

Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Żubrówka

Drinks

Żubrówka

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

Vimto

Drinks

Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Faggots

Prepared Foods

Faggots

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

Scrumpy

Drinks

Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Prepared Foods

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Lancashire Hotpot

Prepared Foods

Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

Revolution Mess at Vodka Revolution

Sweets

Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

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