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The Culinary Delights Hiding Below, Inside, and Above Government Buildings

Take a seat in these seats of power.

Anne Ewbank October 28, 2020

Carnfunnock Ice House

Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Carnfunnock Ice House

This former ice house dates to the early 19th-century and featured an underground chamber.

A Northern Common Cuscus in Indonesia's Gunung Mutis Nature Reserve.

The Cute Critter Rewriting Our Understanding of Prehistory

Before cows and chickens, cuscuses may have been the original livestock.

Manvir Singh October 23, 2020

10 Places That Will Take You to Potato Paradise

Take a global tuber tour.

Sam O'Brien October 22, 2020

Les Hortillonnages have been cultivated since the Middle Ages.

In France, Farmers Still Tend Age-Old Island Gardens

Les Hortillonnages d'Amiens survived a plan to pave it over.

Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey October 20, 2020

The serpent fruit, salak (left), and the lemon-meringue like rolinia deliciosa (right).

Inside One Man's Quest to Taste Every Fruit on Earth

Around the world in 300 fruits and counting.

Juan Relmucao October 19, 2020

California rolls: Not from Canada?

Not a Fan of Hawaiian Pizza, Processed Cheese, and California Rolls? Blame Canada

Fusion foods and innovations associated with the U.S. quietly have roots farther north.

Emily Monaco October 15, 2020

These muskrat bones were found among hundreds of other bones on the Bayly property. Muskrat remains popular in Dorchester County.

A Historical Dig Sheds Light on the Food of the Underground Railroad

Archaeologists found muskrat, turtle, and other edible remains in Harriet Tubman Country.

Reina Gattuso October 14, 2020

Chen Guorui's artworks—no matter the shape or size—are formed from base units of rice grains formed into triangles.

This Artist Sculpts Animals and Flowers From Grains of Rice

Guorui Chen brought a hometown tradition back from extinction.

Zeyi Yang October 9, 2020

Chunks of ice floating in water? Nope: coarse salt.

The Microscopic Majesty of Sugars, Salts, and Spices

A molecular biologist turned food writer put kitchen staples under the microscope.

Anne Ewbank October 8, 2020

Long touted as a health food, grapefruit has a dark side.

Grapefruit Is One of the Weirdest Fruits on the Planet

From its name, to its hazy origins, to its drug interactions, there's a lot going on beneath that thick rind.

Dan Nosowitz October 6, 2020

The towering date palms of Mountgrove pre-date the neighborhood.

The Best-Kept Secret of a Phoenix Neighborhood Is This Delicious Date

Black Sphinxes grow almost exclusively in Mountgrove backyards.

Chris Malloy October 2, 2020

This Janice Poon creation is an eerily accurate dish of ortolan bunting, made out of marzipan. The method of killing and eating the tiny European songbirds is infamously cruel, and France has outlawed eating them.

The Food Stylist Who Creates Hollywood's Unreal Dishes and Drinks

Hearts made out of brioche and braised human legs are on the menu.

Paolo Espanola September 29, 2020

A wasp investigates the fruit and flowers atop a saguaro cactus south of Sells, Arizona.

The Ancient Art of Harvesting Fruit in the Desert

Treasured by the Tohono O’odham, saguaro fruit appear only in the Sonoran summer.

Chris Malloy September 25, 2020

The Inuvik Community Greenhouse was once a hockey arena.

Inside the Arctic Greenhouses Where the Summer Sun Never Sets

A greenhouse network provides locals with everything from jalapeños to flowers.

Marina Wang September 22, 2020

The Comfort Seeds inspired Diez to become a seed saver.

The Newest Addition to Denmark’s Happiness Museum: Tomato Seeds

A seed stuck to an old shirt grew into a project that helps bereaved kids heal.

Reina Gattuso September 21, 2020

During the Bengal Famine, rice was precious, but not necessarily scarce.

A ‘Forgotten Holocaust’ Is Missing From Indian Food Stories

One of Bengal’s greatest tragedies is overlooked in the West. It’s missing from cookbooks and food writing, too.

Sharanya Deepak September 17, 2020

For 56 years, Molter lived a mostly solitary life on Knife Lake.

Minnesota's 'Root Beer Lady' Lived Alone in a Million-Acre Wilderness

The "loneliest woman in America" brewed root beer for thousands of visitors.

Terri Peterson Smith September 16, 2020