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Garlic is the perfect food to smuggle.
crime

The Coast Guard Just Busted a Garlic-Smuggling Operation in the Caribbean

Nations around the world are fighting the fragrant crime.
Anne Ewbank June 26, 2019
Seasonal, locally-sourced little bites of food that look like jewels.
food

The Exquisite Boxed Meals of Japan’s Train-Station Kiosks

Ekiben offers a taste of the country's regional delicacies.
Rohini Chaki June 25, 2019
Sesame and poppy seeds, dried onion and garlic, coarse salt. In a word: Everything.
food

Everything You Need to Know About the True Origins of the Everything Bagel

There's a lot of history in every bite.
Dan Nosowitz June 25, 2019
Posing for a picture at Bloodroot restaurant, 1977 or '78.
restaurants

The Scholar Mapping America's Forgotten Feminist Restaurants

Challenging patriarchy, one eatery at a time.
Reina Gattuso June 21, 2019
Performances with copper kettles are becoming increasingly popular attractions in Chengdu.
food

In Chengdu, Kung Fu Tea Is Torn Between Tradition and Performance

A martial arts-influenced style of pouring tea is catching on in China.
Jordan Porter June 20, 2019
A more flattened teapot became the standard.
objects of intrigue

Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot

For computer-graphics researchers, it's both a tool and a meme.
Anne Ewbank June 19, 2019
The volumes list over 16,000 apple varieties.
food

Meet the Man on a Quest to Document Every Apple in North America

And the mammoth book he wrote about it.
Rohini Chaki June 18, 2019
A full yam house is a sign of prestige and power.
islands

The Elaborate Yam Houses of the Trobriand Islands

Years of drought have left them tragically empty.
Abbey Perreault June 17, 2019
Two unfortunate moa fleeing a Haast's eagle.
animals

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

The magnificent moa is no more.
Anne Ewbank June 14, 2019
Michael Joshin Thiele became an apiculturist after a series of vivid dreams about bees.
food

The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

By handling bees with his bare hands, Michael Joshin Thiele seeks to better understand them.
Vittoria Traverso June 12, 2019
This thread could have been a sandwich.
science

Could Your Clothes Be Made Out of Leftover Bread One Day?

Maybe, thanks to the magic of fungus.
Evan Nicole Brown June 11, 2019
Fairfield, Ohio

Jungle Jim's International Market

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Pantaneiros are rounded up to be returned to the farm for milking and health checks in Aquidauana, Brazil.
genetics

The Endangered Cow Being Saved by Cheese

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.
Sarah Brown June 10, 2019
James Boudreaux under his mirliton trellis.
farms

After Hurricane Katrina, Home Gardeners Saved New Orleans' Iconic Squash

The Louisiana mirliton has survived revolution, industrial competition, and floods.
Reina Gattuso June 7, 2019
Writing recipes became a ritual during times of debilitating hunger.
nazis

The Extraordinary ‘Cookbooks’ Left Behind by Prisoners of War and Concentration Camp Victims

Their culinary legacies, written on scraps of paper or fabric, tell stories of hope and resistance.
Rohini Chaki June 5, 2019
Baye Fall women cook the touffé chicken to be gifted to fellow Muslims at the Grand Mosque.
food

The Muslims Who Don't Fast During Ramadan

Members of Baye Fall eat, cook, and deliver food in grand processions.
Katie Jane Fernelius June 4, 2019
Three men feast on free lunch in this drawing by Charles Dana Gibson.
bars

To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World's Worst Sandwich

It was everywhere at the turn of the 20th century. It was also inedible.
Darrell Hartman June 3, 2019
A worker picks roses as butterflies dance over the fields.
food

Every Spring, an Idyllic Iranian Town Turns Fields of Roses Into Rose Water

By distilling their harvest of pink roses, locals make a fragrant ingredient.
Shervin Abdolhamidi May 29, 2019