Duteoptteok,  3500 won  Jatseolgi,  2500 won Biwon Tteokjip If you’re in shopping in Seoul and want to also indulge in a little time-travel,...

Time Corridors  ¥ 1500 for tea service and admission Opened in 2022, artist Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Time Corridors” museum is one of the newest ...

Noshi Ume,  乃し梅  from  ¥   648 for 5 pieces Like many things that we now enjoy as treats (soda, hard candy, mints…), noshi ume  started life...

Coffee Karintō コヒーカリン糖 ¥100 Karintō are crunchy, bite-sized batons of yeasted wheat dough that is deep fried and coated, most often with a s...

Matsukaze ¥970 / box of 10 pieces  On my first morning in Kyoto and I headed out early enough to see tiny school children delightedly greeti...

Danpatjuk  and Sipjeondaebotang The Second Best in Seoul If you arrive in Seoul feeling cruddy, there’s a silver lining: many must-try Korea...

Goshiki-mame Goshiki-mame 五色豆 Sohonten Funabashi Mamecho Shoten ,  from ¥270 for 100g Goshiki-mame , or five-color beans, have been popular ...

Macadamia Coconut Brittle Ed & Don's If someone you know is heading to Hawaii for vacation, and if you selfle...

  Goat Milk Fudge Toggenburg Goats of Arizona , $8 Two questions to which I will always answer YES:  "Would you...

Bienenstich Das Bratwurst Haus, $4.99 Opened about 3 years ago by a former American GI and his German wife, Das Bratwu...

Churro Tacos Mi Rancho, $1.50  It's not certain where the Spanish and Portuguese got the idea for churros , but th...

Pecan Pie Back in Time Pie Shoppe, $4 Starting in 1864, Yuma's Quartermaster Depot played a vital role in the opera...

Date Rolls Yuma Quartermaster Depot, $3.50 /.5lb For a cold:  hot soup.  For a hangover:  bloody mary mix.  For when a...

Date Shake Basket Creations, $4.75 / 16oz with extra dates Native to the area around Iraq, the date palm has spread ar...

  Pecans Arizona yards, free!  As much as I enjoy elaborately crafted treats, nothing beats found food.  Encountering fresh pecans ...