5. Squid Ink – Japan
Since it’s founding 2,675 years ago, the island country of Japan has had a love for seafood. You can find country-exclusive crab meat, shrimp, and fish flavored variations of seminal American creations like Doritos Tortilla Chips. Japan even has it’s own take on pizza called “Okonomiyaki”, which can best be described as a crepe-like pancake topped with whatever meat and sauce you’d like!
Squid Ink is fan favorite in Japan. Children especially are fond of the sea creature’s ejections as they will temporarily stain their lips, teeth, and tongues black. Even adults are encouraged to play with their food a little bit, creatively wiping their hands on white paper napkins to write their names or doodle funny manga-style faces.
Variations of the Squid Ink pizza range from simply drizzling the liquid atop the pie as you would crushed red pepper flakes to the full-on substitution of tomato sauce for the black goop.
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