Sweets
Black Sesame Sweet Soup
This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.
Prepared Foods
A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Prepared Foods
Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Prepared Foods
Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.
Prepared Foods
A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.
Prepared Foods
On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
Ingredients & Condiments
This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Sweets
This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
Prepared Foods
Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.
Prepared Foods
This unusual take on a British comfort food hides two surprises inside.
Prepared Foods
In Houston, Vietnamese chefs offer a unique take on the “mud bug.”
Ingredients & Condiments
This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.
Sweets
In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.
Fruits & Vegetables
This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Gastro
The sweet and sour Cantonese meal restores new mothers after giving birth.
Sweets
This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
Ingredients & Condiments
Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.