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El Potrero Trading Post sells chimayó chile powder.
farms

The Prized Pepper That Comes From a Single New Mexican Town

But can it be grown anywhere else?
Tom Verde March 8, 2019
Greek woman, early fourth century B.C.
food

To Conceive a Girl in Ancient Greece, Eat a Salad and Tie Your Right Testicle

Doctors wrote recipes to cure patients' ailments and determine the sex of their children.
Reina Gattuso March 7, 2019
Space Food Sticks, relaunched for earthlings in 2006.
space exploration

The Oddly Named Energy Bar That Rocketed to the Moon

Pillsbury designed Space Food Sticks for astronauts before launching them in grocery stores.
Rohini Chaki March 6, 2019
Jonna Jinton learned the melodic practice of <em>kulning</em>.
music

The Spellbinding Swedish Song That Calls Cows Home

For centuries, herdswomen have lured cows with haunting melodies.
Abbey Perreault March 5, 2019
While most frozen Charlottes were fairly small, some were more than a foot long.
food

The Haunting History of 'Frozen Charlotte' Dolls

They were baked into cakes and dropped into baths.
Anne Ewbank March 4, 2019
Researchers attempt to grow wild orchids in greenhouses.
food

In Zambia, a Craze for a Traditional Treat Is Endangering Wild Orchids

Researchers are teaming up to save chikanda.
Reina Gattuso March 1, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Pie Barm

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.
Massimo Rapella keeps chickens in a two-acre chestnut forest in Valtellina, north of Milan.
animals

The Italian Farmer Returning Chickens to the Wild

His chestnut forest is home to thousands of hens.
Vittoria Traverso March 1, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Khirret

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.
Several Banda islands depicted above a port. The islands were trading centers that depended on imports for food.
islands

The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan

Dutch colonists committed genocide to secure a spice monopoly. But there's more to the story.
Mark Hay February 28, 2019
A pretzel detail from the Bakers' Window in Freiburg Minster, Germany.
food

The 1970s Movement to Reclaim Pretzels for God

"Pretzels for God" even took as its patron the first Native American saint.
Shoshi Parks February 28, 2019
Outside a Moorish cafe, Tunis, Tunisia, in the late-19th century, when coffee was still the dominant drink and tea was rare.
food

In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a 'Tea Craze' Would Destroy Society

It was seen as a threat to colonial rule.
Nina Studer February 27, 2019
SpaceX's Falcon 9 leaps into the stars.
space exploration

Austin Just Sent Its Favorite Queso Recipe to the Moon

One small step for cheese, one giant leap for cheese.
Reina Gattuso February 26, 2019
Professor Ayeni shows off the project's peppers.
food

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.
Reina Gattuso February 25, 2019
The Daraga Church was built in the Philippines by the Franciscans in the 1770s.
churches

How Building Churches Out of Egg Whites Transformed Filipino Desserts

What else are you going to do with all those yolks?
Richard Collett February 22, 2019
The vessel is now in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología in Guatemala.
objects of intrigue

Archaeologists, Mayanists, and Hershey’s Collaborated to Reveal This Ancient Vessel’s Secrets

Both the inside and outside spelled out chocolate.
Anne Ewbank February 21, 2019
A grape meets a hydrogel bead, and sparks fly.
science

These Physicists Finally Figured Out Why Microwaved Grapes Ignite

They're raisin hell.
Anne Ewbank February 20, 2019
<em>Girl With a Potato Earring</em>.
food

Hot, Small, or Couch: Why Potatoes Make Great Idioms

And fries.
Dan Nosowitz February 20, 2019