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A Devil's Dinner, from The Satanic Temple.
cults

How Cults and Religious Groups Forever Changed American Food

In ‘Holy Food,’ Christina Ward examines how our belief systems end up on the plate.
Diana Hubbell September 26, 2023
A Taiwanese feast.
noodles

‘Made in Taiwan’ Is a Love Letter to the Island Nation

Clarissa Wei’s debut cookbook celebrates centuries of Taiwanese culture and foodways.
Diana Hubbell September 15, 2023
Hainanese chicken rice.
rice

This Cookbook Explores Why ‘Rice Is Culture’

Chef JJ Johnson takes readers on a global culinary tour.
Diana Hubbell September 8, 2023
Left: Artusi's grave monument in Cimitero delle Porte Sante, Florence. Right: the first edition cover of <em>Scienza in cucina </em>highlights the cookbook's three major themes: "hygiene, economy, and good taste."
food

This Book Created Italian Food as We Know It

In the early days of unified Italy, Pellegrino Artusi helped forge a national cuisine.
Andrew Coletti September 1, 2023
Bene Israel Jews prepare <em>malida</em> platters for thanksgiving ceremonies for the Prophet Elijah.
food

The Woman Preserving the Endangered Cuisine of Indian Jews

Esther David traveled from the spice port of Cochin to the mountains of Mizoram to record this culinary culture.
Sam Lin-Sommer March 1, 2023
A floral-studded cake.
cake

How a Groundbreaking Pastry Chef Bakes Outside the Lines

A conversation with Natasha Pickowicz on cross-cultural inspiration and her upcoming cookbook.
Diana Hubbell January 17, 2023
Empanadas are traditional across Latin America.
books

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2022

Learning to dine with the dead, eat well in Antarctica, and cook for the end of the world.
Diana Hubbell December 20, 2022
Forget "naughty or nice?" The more important question this gift-giving season is "sweet or savory?"
food

Delicious Gifts for the Food-Obsessed

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Atlas Obscura November 30, 2022
The Ghetto Gastro collective tells the story of the Bronx through food. From left: Lester Walker, Jon Gray, and Pierre Serrao.
black history

In This 'Black Power Kitchen,' Joy and Activism Collide

Ghetto Gastro honors the Bronx with sea moss, chopped "stease," and saltfish takoyaki.
Sam Lin-Sommer November 4, 2022
The cookbook also includes instructions on decorating your own sugar skulls. Don't eat these: You'll chip a tooth.
cemeteries

A Cookbook for Dining With the Dead

Learn to make amaranth skulls, “buried” tamales, and other regional Día de Muertos recipes.
Sam O'Brien October 28, 2022
Paul Gong, <em>Human Hyena</em>, 2014.
science

A Cookbook for Surviving the End of the World

Fancy a spit-roasted roasted alien? Urine whiskey? A deep-fried Game Boy?
Sam Lin-Sommer October 26, 2022
The cookbook on display at the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism.
jewish

One Man's Search for the First Hebrew-Lettered Cookbook

The text is a snapshot of Hungary's Jewish middle class in the mid-1800s.
Sam Lin-Sommer September 26, 2022
This cookbook doubled as an advertisement for Planters peanut oil.
libraries

4 Library Collections Filled With Culinary Treasures

They're saving food history for the future.
Anne Ewbank September 19, 2022
The team visited an abandoned hut on their way to Bellingshausen Station.
exploration

The Art of Eating Well in Antarctica

With resourcefulness and a little help from international neighbors, a volunteer crew thrived in the icy landscape.
Sam Lin-Sommer August 23, 2022
Some recipes seem tasty, others somewhat frightening.
libraries

The Oldest Cookbooks From Libraries Around the World

Vintage recipes include flaming peacocks and kangaroo brains.
Anne Ewbank and Miranda Brown June 8, 2022
A suffrage march in 1913.
food

The Forgotten Cookbooks That Fueled Women’s Suffrage

From “pie for a doubting husband” to “spaghetti a la suffragette,” these recipes came with a side of activism.
Sam O'Brien March 30, 2022
Chef and author Julie Sahni.
food

The Immigrant Women Who Forever Changed the Way Americans Eat

In his debut book, 'Taste Makers,' Mayukh Sen wants us to radically rethink culinary history.
Diana Hubbell March 17, 2022
Evelene Spencer was the face of the "Eat More Fish" campaign.
food

Remembering America's Forgotten 'Fish Evangelist'

Evelene Spencer was the force behind the wartime campaign that encouraged the country to love fish.
Ashley Stimpson March 11, 2022