Foods Selena Takigawa Hoy Has Tried

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

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

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

Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.

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

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

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

These exquisite dried persimmons are massaged for weeks.

Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.

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

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.