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CoffeeVegan 🇾🇪 Yemen and 5 moreA dark, bitter drink made by brewing roasted coffee beans Drink, Breakfast, Snacks Turkish coffeeVeganTürk kahvesi 🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreUnfiltered coffee brewed in a small pot and served with its fine grounds Drink, Snacks Palm wineVegan 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA lightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap of palm trees Drink HandkäseVegetarian 🇩🇪 GermanySmall sour milk cheese from Hesse, Germany, often served with onions and caraway Cheese or dairy food, Snacks JeropigaVegan 🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 morePortuguese sweet fortified drink made by adding aguardente to grape must Drink Thai teaVegetarianชาไทย 🇹🇭 ThailandStrong black tea mixed with milk and sugar, served hot or over ice Drink GrogueVegan 🇨🇻 Cape VerdeCape Verdean sugarcane spirit made by traditional methods Drink MatchaVegan抹茶 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreBright green Japanese tea powder made from shade-grown leaves Drink SurströmmingFish or seafood 🇸🇪 SwedenFermented Baltic herring with a famously strong smell, eaten cold in Sweden Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner NattoVegan納豆 🇯🇵 JapanSticky, fermented soybeans often eaten with rice at breakfast in Japan Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch GelatoVegetarian 🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreItalian-style ice cream with a dense, smooth texture and intense flavor Sweet or dessert, Snacks Butter teaབོད་ཇ་ 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA hot Himalayan drink of tea, yak butter and salt, churned to a creamy texture Drink, Breakfast, Snacks Gumbo 🇺🇸 United StatesA hearty Louisiana stew thickened with roux, okra, or filé, served with rice Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner Bryndza 🇸🇰 Slovakia and 4 moreTangy, crumbly sheep cheese from Central and Eastern Europe Cheese or dairy food UmeboshiVegan梅干し 🇯🇵 JapanSour, salty pickled ume fruit from Japan, often served with rice Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch HákarlFish or seafood 🇮🇸 IcelandFermented Greenland shark, a traditional Icelandic delicacy with a strong aroma Main dish BaijiuVegan白酒 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreClear Chinese spirit distilled from grain, with a range of aroma styles Drink PastisVegan 🇫🇷 FranceFrench anise spirit often mixed with water and served cold Drink Cabrales cheese 🇪🇸 SpainBlue cheese from Asturias aged in mountain caves Cheese or dairy food Stinky tofuVegetarian臭豆腐 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreFermented tofu with a strong aroma, sold as a snack in China and Taiwan Street food, Snacks Aguardiente 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA strong distilled spirit made from sugarcane, fruit, or grains, popular in Iberian and Latin regions Drink Vietnamese iced coffee 🇻🇳 VietnamStrong dark-roast coffee with sweetened condensed milk, served over ice Drink OrujoVegan 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreStrong, clear pomace spirit distilled from grape residue in northern Spain Drink Arròs negreFish or seafood 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreRice cooked with squid ink, cuttlefish or squid, and seafood broth Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Kimchi-jjigae김치찌개 🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean stew of kimchi simmered with meat, tofu and vegetables Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner Tsukemenつけ麺 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreCold noodles served with a separate bowl of strong, hot dipping broth Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner Ema datshiVegetarianཨེ་མ་དར་ཚིལ་ 🇧🇹 BhutanSpicy Bhutanese stew of chili peppers and cheese, served with red rice Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RakfiskFish or seafood 🇳🇴 NorwayFermented trout or char from Norway, eaten uncooked with a strong aroma Main dish AndouilletteMeat 🇫🇷 FranceA coarse French sausage made from pork intestine, pepper, wine, and onions Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner AndouilleMeat 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreSmoked pork sausage with wine, onion and garlic, first made in France Sausage or cured food Västerbotten cheeseVegetarianVästerbottensost 🇸🇪 SwedenFirm, tangy Swedish cow's milk cheese aged for at least a year Cheese or dairy food Hong Kong-style milk teaVegetarian港式奶茶 🇭🇰 Hong Kong and 1 moreStrong black tea with evaporated milk, served hot or cold in Hong Kong cafés Drink, Breakfast, Lunch Bagoong 🇵🇭 PhilippinesFermented fish or shrimp paste used as a salty Filipino condiment Sauce, pickle or ferment Café con leche 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreEspresso mixed with hot milk, a classic Spanish and Latin American coffee drink Drink, Breakfast Indian filter coffeeVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian coffee made with chicory, milk, and sugar, brewed in a metal filter Drink, Breakfast, Snacks RupjmaizeVegan 🇱🇻 LatviaDense, dark rye bread flavored with caraway and malt from Latvia Bread Chicha de joraVegan 🇵🇪 Peru and 4 moreAndean fermented drink made from germinated maize Drink Pla raFish or seafood 🇹🇭 ThailandFermented fish seasoning from Thailand with a strong aroma and salty-sour taste Sauce, pickle or ferment Chả cá Lã VọngFish or seafood 🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled turmeric-marinated fish with dill, served with noodles and shrimp paste sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner SodabiVegan 🇧🇯 Benin and 5 moreWest African spirit distilled from fermented palm wine Drink CajuzinhoVegetarian 🇧🇷 BrazilA Brazilian party sweet shaped like a tiny cashew, made with peanuts and sugar Sweet or dessert, Snacks Bonfire toffeeVegetarian 🇬🇧 United KingdomHard, dark toffee made with treacle, eaten at Halloween and Bonfire Night in Britain Sweet or dessert, Snacks Mānuka honeyVegan 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreThick, dark honey made by bees from the mānuka tree’s nectar Sauce, pickle or ferment

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