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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Meat, cheese and dairy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Fried Blood Sausage.
It looks like actual, coagulated blood.
But it's really tasty (to me).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Beer. My partner doesn't care for it but I love it. I know tons of people love beer but I totally get the people that don't. It's kinda very different from most drinks!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Dobradinha: Brazilian caipira stewed beef intestines with beans. Really goes all the way with emphasizing the jelly texture
Chicken hearts: we eat them by the dozen but IME gringos don't like them much
Chicken feet: love them plain caipira style but dim sum style is even better, especially the more spicy ones

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Marmite

Mochi

Olives

Pickled ginger

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Black licorice

Anchovies

Cantaloupe

I love each of them, but all have such unique flavors it's easy to imagine not liking them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Quince cider. It's tart in just the right way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

There's a related plant whose name in Estonian directly translated to English would be something like "unquince" (as in undead). It's so sour and I just love the juice they make of it. Makes cider too dry imo though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Bean chili on waffles the look of disgust on people's faces but then they try it.

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