Foods KoinuSensei Has Tried

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

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

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

Some fish can dance.

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

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

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

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

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

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

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

Chilies and cheese combine in Bhutan's incredibly spicy specialty.

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

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

The South Side favorite is a cross between a meat-lover's sub and a gyro.

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

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

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

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

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

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.