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1. Greetings, fellow culinary traveller! You have decided to undertake this journey to the world of acquired taste. It begins in Mesoamerica, where you are given this very popular drink which apparently you are unable to swallow without sugar. Its name originally meant "bitter water". What is it?
2. We're still in Mesoamerica! Which of these seemingly disgusting foods is eaten as a delicacy there?
3. Ok, time to leave America. You're in Scandinavia now, it's extremely chilly and you want to eat something to keep you warm. At the restaurant you are offered a sandwich with "hakarl", a sort of local speciality. But why does the owner tell you to hold our breath while eating?
4. Let's assume you've managed to swallow a hakarl sandwich and now opt for a dessert. Quite surprisingly, you are offered "Turkish pepper". Which country is this confectionery from?
5. Who would have thought European cuisine was that unpalpable? Still choking on salmiakki, you are heading to India to enjoy some famous spices. But there you are quite surprised to find that, along with cinnamon, cardamos, saffron and anise, your dish smells of rotting egg. This is because the chef put some "Kala Namak" into it. If "namak" is the Hindi word for "salt", what does "kala" mean?
6. Still in India, you are bound to be more cautious now. For a drink you order simple, bottled water. Strangely, it doesn't seem to appease your thirst. This is probably because:
7. You're leaving India hungry and thirsty. Your next stop is Thailand and you decide that the best way to deal with hunger and thirst is to eat a fruit. You see this enormous, green thing on a market and decide to buy it. You grab it and try to go to your hotel by subway when all of sudden you are told that you must not enter it with this fruit you're carrying... Wait, what was its name again?
8. You finally threw that fruit away but now you are so hungry! Maybe in Japan you will finally eat something tasty. Which of these is most likely to put you off even before you know what it is? It has been fermented with certain type of bacteria, hence the disgusting smell.
9. Our last stop is China. Now you're so wise and experienced that you know trying new foods is no good and you just opt for an egg. But something seemingly goes wrong as it is dark green and it smells like salmiakki and kala namak combined! You check the menu again and see that you have ordered:
10. Home, sweet home! You have finished the culinary journey around the world and now all you want to do is curl up with a good book and your favourite soda. Coincidentally, it is an acquired taste itself! What is it then? You'll have no trouble falling asleep after drinking it - no caffeine!
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WilkBarnaba
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