Foods donguri Has Tried

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

This dessert island is known for its refined layer cakes.

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Remembering a time when designated celery vases were prized centerpieces.

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

The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

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

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.