Foods jiminj Has Tried

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

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

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

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

Some fish can dance.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

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

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

There's even a museum dedicated to this preserved meat.

The most expensive melon in the world is a status symbol in Japan.

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

These bottles of Okinawan rice liquor come with a coiled pit viper.