Fruits & Vegetables
Yangmei
It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.
Foods CZhukov Has Tried
59
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Pu'er
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Meats & Animal Products
Bonito Flakes
Some fish can dance.
Drinks
Pocari Sweat
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Meats & Animal Products
Fugu
The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.
Prepared Foods
Bird's Nest Soup
It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.
Gastro
Pig's Feet and Ginger Stew
The sweet and sour Cantonese meal restores new mothers after giving birth.
Gastro
Black Chicken Soup
In Asia, the black-skinned silkie chicken forms the base of a medicinal broth.
Prepared Foods
Singapore Carrot Cake
A radish scramble gets lost in translation.
Prepared Foods
Yusheng
The higher you toss this fish salad, the luckier your year will be.
Fruits & Vegetables
Durian
The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.
