Foods hymeneinstein Has Tried

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

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

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

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

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

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."