Ingredients & Condiments
Real Wasabi
Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.
Gastro
Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.
Prepared Foods
These beloved Indonesian chips are actually flattened, fried seeds.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Fruits & Vegetables
These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.
Prepared Foods
Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.
Ingredients & Condiments
Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.
Drinks
In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.
Prepared Foods
Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet and creamy “eggfruit” makes a great nog.
Sweets
No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.
Fruits & Vegetables
This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.
Prepared Foods
Dine for a cause with this mammal and insect mélange.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.
Meats & Animal Products
These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.
Drinks
We can thank coconuts for this lesser-known tropical moonshine.
Fruits & Vegetables
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
Prepared Foods
Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Meats & Animal Products
That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.