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Almonds

Food-shaped vehicles have been around for at least a century.

On the Road in a Giant Almond

Nothing captures the attention like big food on wheels.

Anne Ewbank March 31, 2025

Oaxacan Mole Blanco

The fairest and rarest of them all.

An aerial view of rows of uprooted almond trees during a May 2021 orchard removal project in Snelling, California.

Why Are Almond Growers Uprooting Their Orchards?

The double whammy of drought and water regulations has led some farmers to sacrifice thirsty crops—with visually striking consequences.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 2, 2021

Lübeck, Germany

Niederegger Marzipan Museum

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

Financiers

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Pigeon Pastilla

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.

Pavel Tveretinov (left) and Vitaliy Yeroshenko of California were arrested in 2017 after law enforcement officials found thousands of beehives, worth nearly one million dollars, some stolen from orchards hundreds of miles apart.

California’s Almond Harvest Has Created a Golden Opportunity for Bee Thieves

Hives have never been more valuable.

Byard Duncan October 10, 2018

Amlou

Morocco's nutty, decadent spread is made from the prized oil of the argan tree.

Cooking, medieval-style, at the Gainsborough Old Hall medieval kitchen

In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond Milk

Today's craze is a second act; medieval chefs were equally enamored.

Jim Clarke December 8, 2017