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Chocolate

A luxury made from a crop still farmed at subsistence.

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Brigadeiro

A Brazilian chocolate confection made from condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and coated in chocolate sprinkles.
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Monaka

A Japanese sweet of azuki bean paste between crisp mochi wafers, often shaped symbolically and served with tea.

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A Peruvian chicken stew with a chili-sofrito base, thickened with milk-soaked bread, cheese, and nuts, served with potatoes, rice, olives, and hard-boiled egg.