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The menu was intended to give readers a giggle.

Help Atlas Obscura Solve a Curious 18th-Century Riddle Menu

No one was really eating "quintessence of Toes" back then.

Anne Ewbank October 9, 2018

In Montana, this Little Free Library is filled with books and magazines.

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

Anne Ewbank October 8, 2018

Florent Morellet stands in front of his restaurant, Florent, formerly standing at 69 Gansevoort Street.

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The Diner That Became a Haven for New York’s Gay Communities

Butchers, drag queens, and Club Kids broke bread together at Florent.

Gabby Vernon-Melzer October 5, 2018

Bravo shows off a collection of cultivated tubers.

The Potato Whisperer

Manuel Choqque Bravo’s delicious, colorful creations are adored by world-class chefs.

Alona Martinez October 4, 2018

Vines in in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

In Germany, an Entire Vineyard of Grapes Has Gone Missing

Police suspect a rival grape-grower got a little jelly.

Abbey Perreault October 3, 2018

The germplasm reserve at the Ejere Farming Community Seed Bank, one of many local facilities the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute works with.

This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to Farmers

The Ethiopian institution pioneered a new model.

Eric J. Wallace October 3, 2018

The folio of al-Warrāq's manuscript.

The 10th-Century Baghdad Cookbook That’s a Poetic Tome to Food

The text features exhaustive directions for cooking, eating, and being.

Paula Mejia October 3, 2018

For 17 years, Miyuki awed guests with her candy craftsmanship.

The Life and Times of a Japanese Candy Artist

She brought the rare, age-old art to Epcot and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

Anne Ewbank October 2, 2018

The controls at Fray Bentos.

How a Uruguayan Meat Factory Became Iconic Worldwide

The former factory is now a UNESCO world heritage site.

Paula Mejia October 1, 2018

A 19th-century illustration of a woman resting while her nurse brings her refreshments.

The 'Father of American Neurology' Prescribed Women Months of Motionless Milk-Drinking

Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Perkins Gilman were both patients of his infamous rest cure.

Abbey Perreault September 28, 2018

What does your black sesame sweet soup look like?

The Results Are In for Gastro Obscura's Black Sesame Sweet Soup Cook-Off!

Readers share how they tackled this singular recipe.

Eric Grundhauser September 28, 2018

The <em>Kingfisher's</em> attack on the St. Joseph salt works.

How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.

Anne Ewbank September 28, 2018

In this phenomenon, oxygen-deprived fish break to the surface.

Mobile Bay Jubilees

In this summer phenomenon, fish swarm Alabama shores and waterfront residents scoop up the bounty.

A People's Commune canteen pictured in 1958.

The Mandatory Canteens of Communist China

They led to one of the worst famines in history.

Hunter Lu September 26, 2018

A pitched sea battle during the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch'

The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry.

Anne Ewbank September 25, 2018

<em>Cataglyphis fortis</em> has a Michelin-star memory (for smelling foods).

Desert Ants Can Remember Food Smells Like Gourmet Chefs

But they quickly forget the smells of their own nests.

Matthew Taub September 24, 2018

The squirrel-shaped fish, ready to be eaten.

The Regional Chinese Cuisine Linked to an Ancient Assassin

A king died after being served up a murderous fish in present-day Suzhou.

Laura Kiniry September 21, 2018

A man with his catch during a Point Clear jubilee in 2012.

The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay's Midnight Jubilees

On this stretch of coast, fish unpredictably flock ashore, providing a windfall of seafood.

Anna Marlis Burgard September 20, 2018