Foods therealchairman Has Tried

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

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

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.

Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

The true Mongolian barbecue.

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.

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

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

Take the name of this street treat literally.

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.