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A slice of Wildflour's (current-day) Caked Alaska.
restaurants

The Return of Karachi's Legendary 'Caked Alaska'

An entire generation associated the beloved riff on Baked Alaska with teen romance and rebellion.
Sanam Maher June 1, 2021
You don't need much to make some sophisticated coffee jelly.
food

Make a Historic Boston Dessert That Became a Japanese Favorite

Unless you make it yourself, coffee jelly can be hard to find stateside.
Anne Ewbank April 28, 2021
The cacti's fruit are also known as tunas.
deserts

How an Arizonan Company Turns Cacti Into Candy

Prickly pear gummies are a taste of the Sonoran Desert.
Bevin Dunn February 23, 2021
The matemba ice cream flavor mixes salt-cured fish with toffee.
food

Tapi Tapi Ice Cream Is a Sweet Education on African Liberation

Tapiwa Guzha's desserts stir up conversation about culture, history, and identity.
Mary Fawzy February 12, 2021
The hotel that first served Boston Cream Pie has changed its look over the years.
food

How Boston Cream Pie Changed Americans’ Relationship With Chocolate

It was likely the country's first cake made with cacao.
Julie Tremaine February 8, 2021
Slicing into these cakes reveals their geometric interiors.
food

The Mesmerizing Geometry of Malaysia's Most Complex Cakes

Bold colors and designs set kek lapis Sarawak apart.
Samantha Chong August 10, 2020
The Japanese fruit sandwich that's almost too beautiful to eat—almost.
food

Around the World in Summer Treats That You Can Make at Home

Stay in and chill out with recipes for a historic Indian noodle dessert, Japanese fruit sandwiches, and more.
Luke Fater July 28, 2020
A cone with two nieves flavors: mole and beer.
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico

Nieves Exóticas of Jardín Principal

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.
Gastro Obscura

Pumpple Cake

Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.
Gastro Obscura

Trappist Mango Treats

At the only Trappist monastery in the Philippines, monks turn local fruit into sinfully delicious goodies.
Permanently Closed
San Francisco, California

Benkyodo

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.
Homestead, Florida

Robert Is Here

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Fruitcake—something everyone gives, and no one wants.
prisons

The Fruitcake Prison Break That Reshaped Irish History

You'll never guess this dessert's key ingredient.
Luke Fater August 1, 2019
Knight of Shields, guiding seekers of dates.
Indio, California

Shields Date Garden

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
There's no potato in this pie.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

Seaweed Pie

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.
Gastro Obscura

Awful Awful

This Jersey-born frosty drink is now a Rhode Island favorite.
M&M's World in Leicester Square, London, U.K.
food

Exit Interview: I Was the Director of Research and Development at a Candy Company

His proudest achievement? Putting your face on an M&M.
Alex Mayyasi April 26, 2019
Cleo and David Gakshteyn's sweet serendipity.
food

This Restaurant Has Wed Six Couples in Pools of Chocolate

Desserted at the altar.
Rohini Chaki April 23, 2019