Foods athanasius Has Tried

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

During Hong Kong winters, crowds flock to small diners with serpents in their cupboards.

All is fare in the Korean War.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.

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

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

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

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

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.

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

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

Beneath a blanket of peanut flour and cilantro, this Taiwanese street pop hides a savory surprise.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.