Foods Mike Walker Has Tried

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

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

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

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

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

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

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

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

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

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

In Southern New Mexico, chiles add a kick to everything, including vino.

It's part cheeseburger, part enchilada, and smothered in a Pueblo, Colorado, specialty.

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.