Foods Lefteris Has Tried

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

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

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

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

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

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.

Some fish can dance.

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

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

Beneath its serpent-like skin lies pineapple-flavored flesh.

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

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

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

During Hong Kong winters, crowds flock to small diners with serpents in their cupboards.

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.

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

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.

Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

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