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Though traditional tāngyuán are plain dumplings, you can also make artful variations.

5 Recipes to Make for Lunar New Year

Welcome the Year of the Dragon with fortune-telling soups, lucky goldfish dumplings, and more.

Sam O'Brien February 9, 2024

Kava is regarded as the national beverage of Fiji, where it is often served to welcome visitors.

Why Kava Laws Choose Tradition Over Commercialization

New Zealand regulations prevent the sacred beverage of the Pacific Islands from being watered down.

Andrew Coletti February 8, 2024

Fatsio

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

Someday, food for astronauts might look like a nutrient-dense sweet potato salad.

Sweet Potato Salad Might Be the Optimal Space Food

A new study produced the ideal "space salad" for long-term astronauts, and it's surprisingly delicious.

Andrew Coletti February 1, 2024

Matthias Meinharter plays the leek violin, his favorite vegetable instrument.

Vienna's Vegetable Orchestra Is a Feast for Your Ears

Inside a group that's spent 25 years turning beets into beats.

Kaja Seruga January 30, 2024

Mory's in New Haven, Connecticut is home to an age-old drinking tradition.

Have a Trophy? Mix This Victorian Drink in It

Long before the Stanley cup craze, people were showing off with trendy drinking vessels.

Anne Ewbank January 29, 2024

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted a longer winter nearly every Groundhog Day.

A Primer on Both Groundhogs and Hedgehogs

Just in time for their moment in the sun (or not).

April White January 26, 2024

Jokkmokk, Sweden

Jokkmokk Market

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

50 Places to Eat and Drink Before You Die

There are 1,000 entries in Gastro Obscura's global database—here are the ones on our bucket list.

Atlas Obscura January 24, 2024

Though the original arrowroot is native to the tropical Americas, these were cultivated in India.

The Confusing Truth About Arrowroot

What's in a name?

Andrew Coletti January 22, 2024

Madfouna from North Africa ❘

10 Dishes Worth Booking a Trip Around

See the world through your stomach.

Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024

Donkey Burger from China

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

Coffee flour makes for decadent pancakes.

Fight Food Waste With Unusual Flours

Add something extra to your baking.

Andrew Coletti January 15, 2024

Social campaigners of the 1920s tried to make mocktails glamorous, but today Prohibition is primarily remembered as the era of speakeasies and bootleggers.

7 Wild Stories From the Prohibition Era

The 18th Amendment had some unexpected side effects, from alcohol prescriptions to the rise of NASCAR.

April White January 12, 2024

Tang Frères

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Secret Pizza

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

Made by simmering evergreen needles with water, sugar, and lemon, the Christmas tree cordial is a surprising shade of pink.

How to Eat or Drink Your Christmas Tree

Don't just throw out your tree; use it to spruce up your cocktails, stews, and more.

Sam O'Brien January 8, 2024

This antique world map is depicted on a fava bean.

Meet the Man Telling Stories in Miniature on Seeds

Artist Sergey Jivetin engraves incredibly detailed works using a microscope.

Diana Hubbell January 3, 2024