Foods Kris Has Tried

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

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.

This modern adaptation of a 9,000-year-old brew combines elements of beer, wine, and mead.

A brewery consulted drinking vessels found in the ancient king’s tomb to recreate a 2,700-year-old elixir.

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.

This cocktail is a New York City summertime staple, albeit an illegal one.

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

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

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

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

The city loves hot sausage slathered with cold cream cheese.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.

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

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

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

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Some fish can dance.