Foods Kirsten Madsen Has Tried

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

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

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.