Foods samireland Has Tried

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

These bird-shaped cakes once fueled miners in Japan's Fukuoka region.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

These sweet and savory Japanese rolled eggs are sold in 6-packs.

Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to edamame.

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.

Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.

These bottles of Okinawan rice liquor come with a coiled pit viper.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Why not fry a year-old leaf?

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

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

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

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

Some fish can dance.

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