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

This famous Italian honey is now produced only on an Australian island.

This Saharan sand-baked fare is nicknamed “Berber pizza.”

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

In Japan, whale tongue is a disappearing delicacy.

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

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

These sweet and savory Japanese rolled eggs are sold in 6-packs.

Traditional sushi chefs produce optimal condiments with this ancient tool.

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

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

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to edamame.

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

They grow in boxes and can cost more than $100.

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

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

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