Foods janwo Has Tried

A fruit so foul, shamans use it to scare evil spirits.

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

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

The true Mongolian barbecue.

These beloved Indonesian chips are actually flattened, fried seeds.

These Southeast Asian legumes are famed for their lasting funk and deliciously nutty flavor.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

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

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

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

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.