A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.

The potent cocktail of beer, wine, and soda is a favorite in the bars of Addis Ababa.

In an Ethiopian forest, a dying breed of beekeepers scales dangerously tall trees to harvest nectar from handmade hives.

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.

Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.

Egyptian pigeons are raised in special towers, then stuffed and eaten.

It's three meals in one!

This wild fruit helps man and beast survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert.

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

In Nigeria, ground peanuts become spicy, deep-fried nuggets and noodles.

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

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

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

Meet Japan's first milk soda.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

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

Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.

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

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

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

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

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Why not fry a year-old leaf?