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Fancy Ice Is Art in Your Glass
From perfectly clear cubes to flower and fruit fillings, here’s how to level up your ice.
Phuket Town, Thailand
Khanom Jeen Pa Mai
Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.
food
American Food Traditions That Started as Marketing Ploys
Your grandma didn't invent that recipe.
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How Chain Restaurants Use Smells to Entice Us
When it comes to marketing food, scent can be as important as flavor.
mummies
This Mummy Cheese Is Full of Ancient Secrets
The world's oldest known cheese holds the key to kefir's mysterious origins.
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Foraging for America's Forgotten Fruit
A guide to finding, prepping, and enjoying the pawpaw.
medieval
Does Our Stomach Define Who We Are?
In her new book, Elsa Richardson explores how the gut has been viewed across history.
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‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle
In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.
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A Stack of 10 Places for Pancake-Lovers
From diners to sugar shacks, get your flapjacks, crepes, and silver dollars piled high.
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A New Exhibition Features Culinary Art From Across the Islamic World
The Detroit Institute of Arts will showcase food-themed treasures from near and far.
Valletta, Malta
Victory Kitchen Sign
A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.
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Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Portugal
Transcendently flaky pastéis de nata, superb tinned fish, and fragrant fortified wines await.
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Why Voltaire Drank Bull’s Blood
Bull’s blood isn’t poisonous; so why did people think it was for centuries?
Trafaria, Portugal
Piri Piri
Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.
Matosinhos, Portugal
Conservas Pinhais
Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.
Los Angeles, California
Ilé
Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.
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20 Fantastic Street Food Spots Around the World
Feast on freshly blow-torched tuna in Osaka or half-century-old soup in Bangkok.
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The Strange Allure of Blue Food
When nature’s rarest color shows up in food, it elicits a range of reactions.
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