Foods Odysseus Has Tried

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

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

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

Some fish can dance.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

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

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.

In Singapore, dried, shredded cephalopod is a bubblegum alternative.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.

This phallic, giant clam is the culinary crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.

This protein-rich legacy of the Aztecs makes for a savory taco filling.

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

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.

In Asia, the black-skinned silkie chicken forms the base of a medicinal broth.

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

It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.