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Fairmont, West Virginia

The Poky Dot

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism

Sometimes, even fantastical flavors are rooted in reality.

What Does a Galaxy Taste Like?

Exploring how flavor chemists, or "flavorists," create imaginative—and imaginary—flavors.

Anne Ewbank March 24, 2025

It might look like roadkill, but pies like this one are boosting Pizza Hut's sales in Taiwan.

Pizza Hut Taiwan Knows It’s Making Italians Angry

From stinky tofu to Oreo-calamari, there's a method to their specialty-pie madness.

Clarissa Wei December 10, 2024

The Strange Allure of Blue Food

When nature’s rarest color shows up in food, it elicits a range of reactions.

Andrew Coletti August 26, 2024

A pineapple growing at Plantação de Ananás dos Açores.

A Gastro Obscura Guide to São Miguel

A magical island where the pineapples are perfect, the tea is purple, and the stew is cooked with volcanic heat.

Sam O'Brien July 1, 2024

Tiquira

This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.

Fresh-pressed pandan leaf adds a limey glow to this refresher.

13 Great Green Foods to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

From pandan crepes to minty cocktails, there are better options than dyed beer.

Sam O'Brien March 16, 2023

A 17th-century portrait of a waffle by German painter Georg Flegel.

The Wondrous History of the Waffle

From food frolics to pandan pastries, a guide through centuries of waffle love.

Anne Ewbank November 28, 2022

A recipe for a crisp radish salad set in lemon Jell-O.

How America Embraced Aspics With Threatening Auras

From futuristic test kitchens to Under-the-Sea Salad, midcentury Jell-O took a turn for the weird.

Diana Hubbell May 10, 2022

Don't be deceived by the Meat Fruit.

7 Incredible, Edible Imposters

Creative chefs have been designing trick foods long before anyone ever asked "Is it cake?"

Sam O'Brien April 6, 2022

Divine Pine from N. SEA. Oyster Company in Topsail Sound, North Carolina.

Green Gill Oysters

North Carolina's seasonal delicacy is brought to you by algae.

Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.

Housekibaco's kakigori with caramel milk syrup, raspberries, and—in a nod to a local Nara specialty—persimmon-leaf tea meringue.

In the Home of Japan's Ice Deity, the Art of Kakigori Reaches New Heights

Inside one man's quest to bring frozen glory back to Nara.

Florentyna Leow November 5, 2021

Blue Moon’s flavor dances on the tip of your tongue, taunting you into another guess, at turns familiar and elusive.

The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream

And how—to the best of our ability—to make it at home.

Luke Fater August 30, 2021

The purple hue traditionally comes from pirurutong rice, but cooks often use ube flavoring for color.

Why Filipino Christians Greet the December Dawn With Purple Rice

Puto bumbong is a sweet, post-mass breakfast during Simbang Gabi.

Pam Casis December 22, 2020

Ko's American pies represent a broader slice of the country.

The ‘Pie Designer’ Baking Up a Diverse Vision of America

Lauren Ko is as American as mango pie.

Vonnie Williams February 19, 2020

Rosy Kashmiri chai traditionally has a savory taste.

The Art and Science of Kashmir's Pink Tea

Green tea becomes rosy with the addition of a special ingredient.

Sribala Subramanian January 29, 2020

The bakery-museum's cookies.

Radovljica, Slovenia

Lečtarski Museum

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.