Foods Selena Takigawa Hoy Has Tried

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

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

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