Foods Nick Has Tried

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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

Narutomaki resembles a whirlpool.

Meats & Animal Products

Narutomaki

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

Step one: Bite off opposite corners of the biscuit.

Gastro

Tim Tam Slam

The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.

The ackee's yellow portion is edible, but the black seeds are toxic.

Fruits & Vegetables

Ackee

Jamaica's national fruit is poisonous and resembles scrambled eggs.

Ptasie Mleczko with coconut, but still no actual bird's milk.

Sweets

Bird Milk Chocolate

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

A close-up of the candy's fine strands and crunchy filling.

Sweets

Dragon's Beard Candy

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

Takoyaki

Prepared Foods

Takoyaki

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

A lone umeboshi between chopsticks.

Fruits & Vegetables

Umeboshi

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