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

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

Fermented skate smells like it urinates through its skin—which it does.

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

Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

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.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

The ancestral soup of the Q’eqchi’ Maya packs heat and history.

This 50-ingredient salad is for both the living and the dead.