Foods Yakultcat Has Tried

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.

The first thing eaten off the Ark.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

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

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

This tofu alternative replaces soybeans with sesame and kudzu.

The Japanese city of Kumamoto specializes in “cherry blossom meat.”

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

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

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

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

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

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

Some fish can dance.

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

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.