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Drinking Absinthe Video It was the drink that set 19th century Paris reeling. Banned for almost a century, absinthe is back. And already a new generation is developing a craving for its unique punch—a wallop some compare to marijuana, speed and even LSD.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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Culture >> Food - From rotten shark to bull penis, watch as people prepare and eat dishes other cultures can barely imagine.
- Bull Penis - In Taiwan, an unusual and taboo dinner treat is for sale: bull penis.
- California Wine - California vintners explore how to keep their vineyards producing top-quality wine.
- Cobras - Cobras are feared for their venom, but it's their meat that some people would rather eat.
- Cranberry Harvest - Experience the joys of harvest time as Wisconsin's oldest cranberry marsh is flooded and its fruit corralled.
- Destination: Brazil - Brazil boasts fabulous beaches, vast, unspoiled swaths of Amazon rainforest, Pantanal wetlands, and, of course, Rio de Janeiro's Carnival.
- Destination: Eastern Africa - Explore Eastern Africa on a Serengeti safari, trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, or tiptoe past endangered gorillas in mountain jungles. East Africa offers adventures of all kinds, and the chance to relax on sensational island beaches too.
- Destination: France - If you're looking for Europe's finest art, gourmet cuisine or "chic" cultural ambience, France can seduce you with it all.
- Destination: North Africa - In this land of vast deserts, ancient cities, and bustling markets, the cultures of Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean come together.
- Destination: Southern Africa - Southern Africa holds something for every traveler and budget. Explore a world-class cosmopolitan city or take a world-class safari. Here you'll find some of the world's wildest places and rarest creatures.
- Destination: West and Central Africa - For the intrepid traveler, West and Central Africa presents exciting new places to explore. Check out a plethora of festivals and colorful celebrations or hire an eco-guide to see a menagerie of wildlife throughout this rich region.
- Drinking Absinthe - It was the drink that set 19th century Paris reeling. Banned for almost a century, absinthe is back. And already a new generation is developing a craving for its unique punch—a wallop some compare to marijuana, speed and even LSD.
- Duck Fetus Dinner - To many Westerners, Asia has more than its share of suspicious-looking foods. But it's a good bet that there's nothing as popular while at the same time as utterly shocking to outsiders. Could you eat the fetus of a duck...just days from hatching?
- Durian - A fruit with a putrid odor is a delicacy to some.
- Eating Bats - In the far reaches of Papua New Guinea, the Karan tribesmen hunt a delectable dish. It has fur, fangs and claws. And it's not something most Westerners would dare to taste. It's a bat—the flying fox bat, to be precise.
- Eating Insects - One California man would like more of us to eat insects. He even adds them to the ingredients of candy in his candy store.
- Eating Live Octopus - It has a big, bulbous head...beady black eyes...and eight squirming tentacles. It's the octopus. Many would call it ugly and disgusting. The one thing they wouldn't call it is dinner.
- Eating Rat - Rat is considered a delicacy in Togo, and the only way for men in this small village to get rat meat is to hunt it themselves.
- Explorer's Club Dinner - Once a year, the Big Apple hosts a unique dinner —the annual gala of the Explorer's Club. The highlight of the evening is the cocktail hour, where the finger food might have legs, a face, or even a tongue.
- Goat Fetus - A treat for some, gross-out for others: an Indian woman serves goat fetus to some wary dinner guests.
- Puffer Fish - The puffer fish is a very expensive dish to eat ... but watch out, it can kill you.
- Rotten Shark Meat - These Icelanders share a secret shark recipe that goes back to Viking times: let it rot.
- Slow Food - As founders of the slow food movement, these towns in Chianti want to preserve the pleasures of good living, good food, family, and friends.
- Tequila - Tequila is not just a drink, but a way of life in the town of Tequila, Mexico.
- Truffles - They're among the world's rarest and most expensive delicacies. What makes a truffle so delectable?
- Tuamotus - Looking for an island paradise? Then book a flight soon. They could be vanishing under the rising tides of global warming.
- Vampires - It's the most unholy of acts—drinking human blood. Committed by creatures of the night—vampires! Most people don't think they really exist. But could it be they're closer than you'd ever dream?
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