Ingredients & Condiments
Pork Floss
This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.
Meats & Animal Products
Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.
Gastro
This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
Sweets
Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.
Prepared Foods
In Japan, whale tongue is a disappearing delicacy.
Prepared Foods
This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.
Ingredients & Condiments
Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to edamame.
Prepared Foods
This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.
Meats & Animal Products
These live fish are said to "dance" down diners' throats.
Meats & Animal Products
The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Gastro
Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.
Drinks
Meet Japan's first milk soda.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Drinks
This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
Gastro
Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.
Prepared Foods
This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.
Fruits & Vegetables
This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
Drinks
This is one expensive load of crap.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Meats & Animal Products
It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!
Fruits & Vegetables
These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.