Fruits & Vegetables
Stinging Nettles
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Drinks
Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
Meats & Animal Products
These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.
Sweets
These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Fruits & Vegetables
The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.