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Why the King Owns All the Swans in England

Only wealthy landowners were allowed to feast on these royal fowl.
Sarah Laskow May 14, 2018
A Tampa Cuban sandwich pictured at the Tampa Sandwich Bar in Seoul, South Korea.
food

The Unlikely Triumph of a Cuban Sandwich Shop in Seoul

The chefs have amassed awards at an international competition with skills they honed on YouTube.
Katherine Alex Beaven May 11, 2018
food

Where Did the Prohibition on Combining Seafood and Cheese Come From?

Fish and dairy can make for a delicious mix, despite popular belief.
Dan Nosowitz May 10, 2018
A federal chemist at work.
food

During Prohibition, Federal Chemists Used Poison to Stop Bootlegging

They tried to make industrial alcohol too lethal to drink.
Anne Ewbank May 9, 2018
The finished, star-shaped pizza in one of Kim's 'Pizzas For the People' films.
food

The Politics of Smuggling Pizza-Making Videos Into North Korea

Pyongyang has a pizza scene, but only for the upper crust.
Paula Mejia May 9, 2018
Ever tried cleaning up a chocolate spill in the kitchen?
food

12 Tons of Liquid Chocolate Have Blocked a Polish Highway

All aspiring Augustus Gloops should report to Poland.
Anne Ewbank May 9, 2018
Bottles of Linie Aquavit, the spirit "matured at sea."
ships

The Spirit That Crosses the Equator Twice Before It Hits Your Glass

Bottles of Linie Aquavit have made a winding sea journey for centuries.
Kristen Pope May 8, 2018
Meals were eaten communally and may have looked rather like this feast scene from the Bayeux tapestry—albeit rather less raucous.
medieval

How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit

Silent meals, a buddy system, and wine “in moderation.”
Natasha Frost May 8, 2018
<em>The Gay Cookbook</em> was a culinary trailblazer.
food

Years Before Stonewall, a Chef Published the First Gay Cookbook

It was the first to be marketed to gay men.
Anne Ewbank May 7, 2018
Jaffe was puzzled by the patterns of use on a vessel found in an ancient Chinese cemetery.
ancient

How to Reconstruct an Ancient Meal From Dirty Dishes Alone

Archaeologists and chefs used chemical analysis—and their taste buds—to solve a culinary puzzle from China.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 4, 2018
But which is second cheapest?
restaurants

Does Everyone Really Order the Second-Cheapest Wine?

An investigation into happy-hour folklore.
Alex Mayyasi May 3, 2018
Swedish meatballs have a surprising origin story.
food

The Turkish Roots of Swedish Meatballs

Thank the warlike King Charles XII for your IKEA lunch.
Anne Ewbank May 2, 2018
St Monans windmill and salt pans.
Anstruther, Scotland

St Monans Salt Pans

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.
The sweeping mountains and climes of the Svaneti region.
ancient

The Quest for an Ancient Culture's Cannabis-Filled Cooking

The Svans, from Georgia's Caucasus region, had their weed culture (and plants) uprooted.
Benjamin Kemper May 2, 2018
Pensionnaire Alex has been working in the vines since his arrival 22 years ago.
food

The Vineyard Where Retired French Soldiers Make Wine

In Provence, Foreign Legion veterans report for duty among the vines.
Alexis Steinman May 2, 2018
Luther Burbank, at one of his experimental farms in 1901.
food

America's Greatest Horticulturist Left Behind a Plum Mystery

Frida Kahlo painted him. Thomas Edison admired him. Now Rachel Spaeth is trying to decode him.
Anne Ewbank April 30, 2018
“Nothing Says I Love You Like Green Jell-O” by chef Justin K. Dillree.
food

The Jiggling, Gelatinous Creations of a Pop-Up Jell-O Exhibition

Behold a beloved children's character, a famous painting, and fusion foods.
Anna Kusmer April 30, 2018
Peasant food in action in Annibale Carracci’s <em>The Beaneater</em>, c. 1585.
food

How 'Ennobling' Helped Italian Aristocrats Solve the Problem of Garlic

The ingredient would have otherwise been too cheap to grace noble tables.
Ryleigh Nucilli April 27, 2018