Foods KitScarson Has Tried

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.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.

In South Korean markets, steamed silkworm pupae make a juicy, nutty snack.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

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

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

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