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food

Puzzle Monday: Something Smells! Crossword

AO Puzzles March 6, 2023
nature

Thoughtful, Surprising Last-Minute Gifts

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Atlas Obscura December 2, 2022
In 2022, lettuce bested the prime minister in a contest of endurance.
politics

Why Do We Roast Politicians With Food-Based Insults?

When you can't throw a vegetable at a rotten official, call them one.
Sam Lin-Sommer November 14, 2022
Paradise apple trees in Nelleman's Have.
List

A Tour of the Wondrous and Weird World of Apples

They may be available year-round, but this is the season to celebrate them.
Jonathan Carey September 22, 2022
Tutti frutti jars provide an ever-changing lineup of flavors and colors.
fruit

This Historic Boozy, Fruity Preserve Is a Celebration of Summer

At a time when preserving produce was essential, tutti frutti jars ensured no bit of fruit went to waste.
Emily Wishingrad August 19, 2022
Kapa'a, Hawaii

Pineapple Dump Pier

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.
A community mango event in Kannapuram.
food

One Indian Village, More Than 100 Varieties of Mangoes

Kannapuram locals are documenting and conserving the many kinds of their favorite fruit.
Rashmi Gopal Rao July 27, 2022
Sweetgrass Winery
Union, Maine

Sweetgrass Winery

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.
This box of Pocky cookies celebrates 11/11, or Pocky Day.
food

Why the Japanese Calendar Is Full of Unofficial Food Holidays

A linguistic quirk created both Banana Day and Strawberry Day.
Allan Richarz July 14, 2022
public

Podcast: Black Star Square

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 14, 2022
Crushing cranberries to make wine.
wine

Why Is Wine (Almost) Always Made From Grapes?

On the merits of blueberry, cherry, and pumpkin wine.
Alex Mayyasi June 6, 2022
The filling is smooth and sweet, but with something deeper and more complex.
fruit

Resurrecting Virginia's Forgotten 'Caramel' Pie

Beloved by Edna Lewis, this plum-based favorite deserves a resurgence.
Claiborne Milde June 2, 2022
A British twist on a longtime South Asian tradition.
food

Strawberry Curry Is a Modern Twist on an Old Tradition

Fruit curries have a sweet and savory history.
Sejal Sukhadwala May 20, 2022
Black sapote, better known as chocolate pudding fruit.
beer

Does This Fruit Really Taste Like Chocolate Pudding?

Plus the turducken of beers.
Diana Hubbell May 17, 2022
Slices of the Montreal melon were once treated like cuts of steak.
monks

What Happened to Montreal’s Legendary Melon?

A medley of efforts, and one abbey's monks, may bring back the forgotten fruit.
Joel Balsam May 3, 2022
A new study finds that black-handed spider monkeys like their fruits, well, boozy.
monkeys

Monkeys Love Their Alcohol

But proving the “drunken monkey” hypothesis has been an exhausting—and messy—endeavor.
Sarah Durn April 21, 2022
A bowl of peanut butter fruit.
food

Tasting the Fabled Peanut Butter Fruit

This elusive treat lives up to its nickname.
Alex Mayyasi April 11, 2022
A white Chilean strawberry.
food

The Fight to Save Chile's Glorious White Strawberry

The ancestor of the big red strawberry is in peril.
Mark Johanson March 3, 2022