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You'd never have Italian marinara sauce if not for South America.
food

Why Jesus Never Ate a Banana

About 69 percent of the global diet is "foreign," says a study that pinpoints the origin of 151 food crops.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think April 5, 2024
hotels

Podcast: Nevada Week: The Martin

Feast like a sheepherder at a Basque boarding house turned restaurant.
Istanbul, Turkey

Lacivert

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.
Istanbul, Turkey

Bar at Biz Istanbul

Eat your way through history.
Istanbul, Turkey

Buuzecedi

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.
Istanbul, Turkey

Siirt Şeref Büryan

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.
Istanbul, Turkey

Kanaat Lokantasi

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.
Istanbul, Turkey

Inciralti Meyhanesi

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.
Making an onion lotus is easier than it looks.
food

Carve a Cucumber Shark and Other Glorious Garnishes

Creating a cute food decoration takes more enthusiasm than skill.
Anne Ewbank April 1, 2024
Okavango Delta, Botswana - August 2, 2022. Western Tourists travelling in a mokoro, along the delta. This type of travel is traditional among the locals of the delta.
museums

Wonder Is Everywhere: Harlem Renaissance, the Return of the Ruby Slippers, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White March 29, 2024
Chestertown, Maryland

Modern Stone Age Kitchen

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.
One of the many stands vending orange cider at the fair.
food

The Hottest Drink of the 1893 World's Fair Was an Artificial Orange 'Cider'

"You're drinking something that some guy just cobbled together out of Lake Michigan water and food dye.”
Anne Ewbank March 25, 2024
Grilled eel and all the sides.
food

Go Beyond the Beef at Korean Barbecue

Enjoy sizzling shellfish and duck over charcoal.
Caroline Shin March 25, 2024
The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, has gained some ground in the United States.
graveyards

7 Unexpected Easter Traditions

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?
April White March 22, 2024
Paris, France

The Hood

Dishes are packed with flavor at one of the only Singaporean restaurants in Paris.
Has your favorite Girl Scout cookie been cut from the roster?
food

The Truth Behind the Girl Scout Cookie Graveyard

Even popular cookies can end up permanently cut from the roster.
Anne Ewbank March 18, 2024
The rosy-red Liberal Obscuro bean.
farms

The Woman Preserving a Beloved Bean Collection

The "Friends of Sam Birch" plant dozens of bean varieties each year.
Anne Ewbank March 15, 2024
The mangosteens were plentiful at this year's first-sunrise fruit sale.
food

The World's Northernmost Town Toasts the Sun With Mangosteens

Svalbard bids goodbye to dark season with an exotic “Fruit Party.”
Jennifer Fergesen March 15, 2024