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The baking of salt-rising bread traces back to Appalachia at the turn of the 19th century
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Kitchen Dispatch: The Bread That Almost Broke Me

A salt-rising saga fraught with stinky starters and a surprise ingredient that rose to the occasion.
Sam O'Brien November 30, 2025
Oaxaca, Mexico

Bodaega

This bakery forgoes industrial wheat in favor of locally harvested grains.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Breadmeasures

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.
Taichung City, Taiwan

Liu's Bakery

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.
Barcelona, Spain

L'Antic Bocoi del Gòtic

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.
<em>T'anta wawa</em>, or 'baby bread,' is baked in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, and Ecuador in honor of those who have passed away.
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Bake 'Baby Bread' as a Celebration of Life and Death

‘Pan Y Dulce’ is Bryan Ford's love letter to Latin American baking traditions.
Diana Hubbell November 12, 2024
Zurich, Switzerland

Mühlerama Museum

Grind your own flour to bake your own bread at a 100-year-old mill.
This embroidered wedding bread fed 130 party guests.
food

The Beautiful Art of Greece's 'Embroidered' Bread

A museum outside of Athens preserves this fading custom.
Yana Frigelis August 22, 2024
Chinese bagels range from sweet to savory.
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These Stuffed, Fluffy Bagels Are Taking China by Storm

Chinese bakers are putting their own spin on a North American classic...minus the poppy seeds.
Andrew Coletti May 23, 2024
The strip of road is dotted with bakers' stalls.
roadside attractions

The Rare, Sweet Bread That Brings Road-Trippers to a Small Georgian Village

Nazuki, a traditional Easter bread, has become a year-round specialty in Surami.
Rowan Twine April 11, 2024
Somerville, Massachusetts

Yafa Bakery & Café

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.
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
Tampa, Florida

La Segunda Central Bakery

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.
Madfouna from North Africa ❘
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10 Dishes Worth Booking a Trip Around

See the world through your stomach.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Donkey Burger from China
food

Around the World in 10 Sandwiches

A food everyone loves is also a dish almost every culture has made their own.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Paris, France

Chez Aline

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.
stores

Podcast: Tiny Bread Box

Trek through rural Vermont to find what is perhaps the cutest and most filling micro-store.
The Podcast Team November 15, 2023
Ovelgönne Bread Roll
Hamburg, Germany

Ovelgönne Bread Roll

Dating back to the Pre-Roman Iron Age, this piece of bread is Europe's oldest surviving formed bakery product.