Now that Japanese food is like, totally in all over the globe, chances are that you (a Westerner) will not be grossed out by the smell of roasting sanma or the sight of dried eel kidney floating in clear soup.
Chance are, you'll even profess to prefer these over the high-cholesterol, high-carb foods back home.
All the same, the foreigner who can eat a "ikezukuri (sashimi eaten from the fish while it's still alive)" with genuine relish will likely as not run for cover at the mere mention of "wagashi (Japanese confectionaries)."