Drinks
Pocari Sweat
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Prepared Foods
Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Gastro
The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
Fruits & Vegetables
These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.