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An Indian laborer sorts amla, or Indian gooseberries, at a fruit market on the outskirts of Allahabad.
farms

Indian Millennials Are Flocking To Farms—and Traditional Ingredients

Amid COVID-19, some have swapped urban bustle for rural nostalgia.
Cheena Kapoor December 10, 2021
The Khauwale Patankar sweet shop in Pune makes sugar jewelry every year.
food

In India, a Sweet Tradition Calls for Head-To-Toe Sugar Jewelry

Maharashtra's halwa dagine symbolizes hope for future blessings.
Shoma Abhyankar December 9, 2021
You can still find Midas Touch at the Penn Museum cafe.
beer

The Art of Brewing Historical Beers

Drink like King Midas and George Washington with these brews.
Sam O'Brien December 7, 2021
Aldi shoppers are not birds, but they sometimes sound like they are.
food

Meet the Proud Shoppers of Aldi’s ‘Aisle of Shame’

This aisle has its own subculture and fan club.
Sara Murphy December 2, 2021
The sign for Lotus Chop Suey, a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.
food

The Hidden, Magnificent History of Chop Suey

Discrimination and mistranslation have long obscured the dish's true origins.
Miranda Brown November 30, 2021
food

Podcast: Looking for Pawpaws

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 25, 2021
The Higby variety of the Hog Island Fig.
islands

The Surprising Resilience of the Hog Island Fig

Virginia's Eastern Shore has rallied around a sweet, centuries-old local delicacy.
Rachel Kester November 24, 2021
Huntley and Palmers No.4 Biscuit Collection
Reading, England

Huntley and Palmers No. 4 Biscuit Collection

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.
Thanksgiving maskers in 1910.
food

Americans Once Celebrated Thanksgiving with Tricks, Treats, and Mayhem

Ragamuffin Day looked a whole lot like Halloween.
Diana Hubbell November 23, 2021
Persimmon bread is an unusually popular side dish in California on Thanksgiving.
food

America’s Most Unique Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Show some state pride with persimmon bread or frog eye salad.
Anne Ewbank November 22, 2021
The shapes of these donuts celebrate different events among the Haudenosaunee.
food

5 Recipes From Indigenous Chefs to Add to Your Thanksgiving Spread

From maple-glazed squash to hominy-turkey stew, these dishes celebrate the people and flavors of this land.
The Gastro Obscura Team November 19, 2021
135 ft Peachoid water tower
List

9 Massively Inedible Roadside Attractions

These works of art will surely tease the palate.
Jonathan Carey November 19, 2021
Trees suffering in the torture orchard.
trees

The ‘Torture Orchard’ Is a Testing Ground for the Coming Climate Crisis

Which trees will live and which ones will die?
Diana Hubbell November 18, 2021
An early inspiration for macabre banquets was a story about a hellish feast hosted by a Roman emperor.
food

Before Haunted Houses, There Were Hell Banquets

The macabre feasts have their roots in ancient Rome.
Sam O'Brien November 17, 2021
A pummelo hybrid from the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection.
science

The Magnificent Orchards That Protect the World's Fruit

Thank these repositories for new and improved citrus, avocados, and more.
Alex Mayyasi November 16, 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
A wild turkey displays its tail feathers.
food

How Turkey Tails Became a National Dish in Samoa

Americans’ appetite for the bird had unintended consequences.
Michael Carolan November 15, 2021
List

19 Places to Savor Indigenous Cuisine in North America

Celebrate the culinary prowess of Native cultures with squash burritos, sumac-seared bison, and more.
Sam O'Brien November 12, 2021