Foods KTG Wants to Try

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

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.

Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

An unlikely pairing of honeycomb toffee and purple seaweed.

The liqueur was created “to stimulate and revivify His Majesty” while he was driving.

A treat so smooth, its name means “I forgot I swallowed.”

In Czechia, a foamy beer is a sweet and creamy treat.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

A watermelon-and-bubblegum-flavored treat courtesy of Mexico's favorite cactus.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

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

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.

This Chaoshan specialty makes it hard to resist playing with your food.