Sweets
Taiyaki
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Sweets
These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.
Sweets
Pulling apart this dish creates silk-like threads of melted sugar.
Gastro
Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.
Gastro
To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
Drinks
Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Prepared Foods
Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
Sweets
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Ingredients & Condiments
This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Prepared Foods
Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
Sweets
The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Prepared Foods
Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Drinks
The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.