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An Asturian cider pour in action.

Gastro

Asturian Cider Pouring

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

Koliva, bearing the sign of the cross.

Gastro

Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

Real mortadella Bologna often contains pistachios.

Meats & Animal Products

Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Pista Burfi

Sweets

Pista Burfi

The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.

Turkish Coffee

Drinks

Turkish Coffee

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

A seafood okonomiyaki topped with bonito flakes

Prepared Foods

Okonomiyaki

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

Caracoles

Meats & Animal Products

Caracoles

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

Cynar

Drinks

Cynar

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

Enjoying Torremorón wine with a porrón.

Gastro

Porrón

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

Carbonnade à la Flamande

Prepared Foods

Carbonnade à la Flamande

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.

Two cows are roasted in Mazatlan, Mexico, in 2016, by chef Dante Ferrero.

Prepared Foods

Vaca Entera

This Argentinian cookout involves grilling an entire cow.

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

Gastro

Materas

These purses help Uruguayans drink mate anytime, anywhere.

Mozartkugel

Sweets

Mozartkugel

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

Springerle

Sweets

Springerle

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

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