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This fruit-filled sandwich hides a pretty flower inside.

Sweeten Your Springtime With Japan’s Fruit Sandwiches

These treats have a surprisingly long history.

Grace Kwan April 20, 2021

Wildlife is often drawn to Heritage Gardens' open spaces and pollinator meadow.

Why a Vancouver Cemetery Is Planting Squash, Kale, and Corn

The leafy greens are very much alive.

Laura Kiniry April 19, 2021

These cookies, though made with millet, are inspired by the finds at Astana.

How to Recreate 1,300-Year-Old Cookies

Found in an empty tomb, these sweets have staying power.

Anne Ewbank April 15, 2021

The tofu is cut into cubes and served with sweet soy paste and some wasabi on top.

The Secret to This Taiwanese Town’s Tofu Is a Mud Volcano

This unusual terroir produces firm, tasty tofu.

Clarissa Wei April 13, 2021

Fuli Township, Taiwan

Luoshan Organic Tofu Farm

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

Could banana groves help with California's fire woes?

Can 'Banana Buffers' Save California From Wildfires?

A computer scientist makes a case for cocooning communities in banana groves.

Anne Ewbank April 12, 2021

For a seemingly simple snack, the Masters pimento cheese sandwich has attracted no shortage of drama.

The Sandwich Scandal at the Heart of the World’s Greatest Golfing Event

The Masters has it all—except its missing original pimento cheese recipe.

Luke Fater April 9, 2021

A stir-fry of minced pork, holy basil, and dried marijuana leaves at Ban Lao Reung, the first restaurant in Thailand to cook with the ingredient.

In Thailand, Traditional Cannabis Cuisine Is Back on the Menu

Cooking with marijuana is about umami and taste.

Austin Bush April 8, 2021

Permanently Closed

Chicago, Illinois

Heaven On Seven

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

When foraging, never take the first or last of something, and always share what you gather.

A Field Guide to North America’s Wild Crops

Spot these free-ranging versions of your favorite produce on your next hike.

Reina Gattuso April 7, 2021

Say hello to the sour orange pie.

Before Key Lime Pie, Florida Loved This Sweet-Tart Treat

Bake the state's nearly forgotten sour orange pie.

Anne Ewbank April 7, 2021

Khan during a previous year's mango harvest.

How India's 'Mango Man' Grew a Tree With 300 Flavors

Kalimullah Khan was inspired by a crossbred rose bush.

Kalpana Sunder April 6, 2021

Get a Taste of the Upcoming Gastro Obscura Book

Want to see the cover?

Dylan Thuras April 6, 2021

Iya Foods' Jollof Rice seasoning.

Go Beyond the Grocery Store With These Seven Innovative Spice Companies

These seasonings connect you to the communities that produced them.

Reina Gattuso April 2, 2021

The "Old West Dinner Cookout” features steak, cornbread, potato salad, corn, and the signature baked beans.

Feast on These Recipes From America's National Parks

Bring the outdoors to your kitchen with recipes from across the parks system.

The Gastro Obscura Team April 1, 2021

New menu items made for a tasting—held at a different venue due to renovations—before the reopening.

The Colonial Tavern Dishing Up 18th-Century Vittles

A new menu at Williamsburg's living-history museum offers carrot puffs and hunters game pye.

Kayla Stewart April 1, 2021

Podcast: Kulning

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.

The Podcast Team April 1, 2021

Ra'ad Abdelemir, a trader, sorts truffles in a tent at a market in Samawa, Iraq, February 22, 2021.

The Risks and Rewards of the Remarkable Desert Truffle

Mysterious to scientists, dangerous for foragers, and coveted by gastronomes.

Elizabeth Wang Whitman March 31, 2021