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*** Kimchi, the generic name for a variety of pickled dishes that usually contain cabbage and onions, plus other vegitables. The pickling brine becomes fermented as it ages.
**** Sometimes kimchi brine fizzes like seltzer water. Mmm, cabbage soda pop. Chunky cabbage soda pop.
**** In an episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'', Frank sees two Korean men burying a Kimchi pot and thinks their planting a bomb.
*** Can't remember the name, but if you're in Korea, get some larval octopus. Served so fresh it's still alive. It's an affordable delicacy, often served with higher priced multi-course meals (the kind that can feed six people, and are served over the course of two hours). Don't forget to have it with the Koch'ujang.
* Australia and New Zealand
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*** Scrumpy, made in the southwest, is a highly alcoholic apple cider. In fact, it's so strong that most pubs no longer serve full-strength scrumpy because people tend to become violently drunk very quickly.
*** In west-central England, there is a certain dish made of ground pork, liver, onions and tomatoes formed into meatballs and served in a special sauce. They are called by a name that is also a homophobic slur. The leading brand name that manufactures this dish is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L34m5vabjcM Mr. Brains.]
**** They are called faggots. West-central England has many colourful words used as homophobic slurs but 'faggot' is mostly [[Separated by a Common Language|an American usage]].
*** North-west England gives the world pie and peas. The pie is usually filled with minced beef and potato, often highly peppered, and the peas are mushy peas; dried peas soaked overnight and boiled to a thick, green, lumpy paste. This is obviously a first cousin of the Australian pie floater.
*** London has pie, mash and liquor. Beef pie with mashed potatoes, and a sauce made from the water used to stew eels (which are also available in pie and mash shops), thickened and coloured an improbable luminous green with parsley. It is surprisingly tasty but you will be hard-pressed to find it in the touristy areas.
** Ireland
*** Champ (mashed spuds with spring onions, butter, milk and salt) in [[Northern Ireland]]. Irish Stew and the Ulster Fry, too.
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