Foods Atak Has Tried

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

Some fish can dance.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

In Singapore, dried, shredded cephalopod is a bubblegum alternative.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.