Foods donguri Has Tried

A pork blood stew so rich and velvety, it's known as “chocolate meat.”

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

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

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.