Foods Harri Erho Has Tried

In Singapore, dried, shredded cephalopod is a bubblegum alternative.

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

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

Finally, an edible carrying case for fish.

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.