Foods Wherehaveibeen Has Tried

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.

Pretty please with a cherry (tomato) on top?

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

This once-ubiquitous fusion dish is fading into obscurity.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

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

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

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

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

Some fish can dance.

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