Delicacy
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A delicacy is a food item that is considered highly desirable in certain cultures. Often this is because of unusual flavors or characteristics or because it is rare.
Delicacies are different across different countries and ages. Flamingo tongue was a highly prized dish in ancient Rome, but is not eaten at all in modern times. Lobsters were considered poverty food in North America until the mid-19th century, when they started being treated as they were in Europe, a delicacy. Some delicacies are confined to a certain culture, such as fugu in Japan, bird's nest soup (made out of swiftlet nests) in China and ant larvae (escamoles) in Mexico.
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Examples
- Bird's nest soup
- Black-headed Gull
- Black Ivory coffee
- Caviar
- Champagne
- Escargot
- Filet mignon
- Foie gras
- Whole-belly fried clams
- Fugu
- Haggis
- Iberian ham
- Kobe beef
- Civet coffee
- Mooncake
- Raw oysters
- Saffron
- Sea cucumber
- Surströmming
- Trappist beer
- Truffle
- Wasabi
- Vintage fine wine
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See also
- Acquired taste
- Chinmi – Includes a list of Japanese delicacies
- Delicatessen
- Delicate
- Delicious
- Delight
- Dilettante
- Shaxian delicacies – a style of cuisine from Sha County, Sanming, Fujian, China
- Specialty foods
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