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Twelve Grapes
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
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A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
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Once upon a time, getting your carbonation fix required a visit to a monstrous machine.
Prepared Foods
The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Drinks
Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
Prepared Foods
Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Meats & Animal Products
It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!
Gastro
A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
Prepared Foods
These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
Sweets
This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?
Gastro
This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.
Fruits & Vegetables
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
Sweets
A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.
Meats & Animal Products
These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.