Foods Marina Wang Has Tried

The cool Colombian treat blends shaved ice with syrup, fruit, and anything from wafer cookies to cheese.

This steamy concoction features a salty, melted surprise at the bottom of the mug: white cheese.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

During the Great Depression, Canadian women made “unemployed-person pudding.”

This curry-on-the-go hails from South Africa.

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

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

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

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

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

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

Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.