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Nine teams of battlers take part in Ivrea's Battle of the Oranges.
festivals

Ivrea's Battle of the Oranges Is Raucous, Sticky Fun

The Italian Carnival celebration involves one town, nine teams, and three tons of citrus.
Ashawnta Jackson March 1, 2022
Noriyuki Enami picking tachibana fruit.
food

The Quest to Reacquaint Japan With Its Forgotten Native Citrus

Once revered by royals and celebrated by poets, the tachibana is now endangered.
Florentyna Leow February 16, 2022
Pink lemonade blueberries are sweeter than their blue cousins.
gardens

How to Grow Your Own Wondrous Fruits

Ever dreamed having a peanut butter fruit tree in your garden?
Diana Hubbell February 8, 2022
A hive in Lamjung, Nepal, likely of bees that can make mad honey.
List

Explore a Database of 1,000 Unique Foods

Including black apples, green oysters, and hallucinogenic honey.
Alex Mayyasi February 7, 2022
Gastro Obscura

Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.
The Tower House Hotel and adjacent orchards, circa 1860, painter unknown.
gold rush

How to Resurrect Gold-Rush Era Orchards Ravaged by Fire

The 2018 Carr Fire destroyed historic fruit trees—but not the will to make them bloom again.
Ashley Stimpson January 14, 2022
Ithaca, New York

The Cornell Apple Vending Machine

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Unique holiday gifts are your best bet this year.
holidays

Our Favorite Gadgets, Cookbooks, and Snacks for the Holidays

A very Gastro Obscura gift guide.
Anne Ewbank November 29, 2021
science

Podcast: Tree of 40 Fruits

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 29, 2021
food

Podcast: Looking for Pawpaws

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 25, 2021
The Higby variety of the Hog Island Fig.
islands

The Surprising Resilience of the Hog Island Fig

Virginia's Eastern Shore has rallied around a sweet, centuries-old local delicacy.
Rachel Kester November 24, 2021
Trees suffering in the torture orchard.
trees

The ‘Torture Orchard’ Is a Testing Ground for the Coming Climate Crisis

Which trees will live and which ones will die?
Diana Hubbell November 18, 2021
A pummelo hybrid from the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection.
science

The Magnificent Orchards That Protect the World's Fruit

Thank these repositories for new and improved citrus, avocados, and more.
Alex Mayyasi November 16, 2021
Twitty's handful of picked persimmons in North Carolina.
slavery

For Enslaved Cooks, Persimmon Beer Combined Ingenuity and Joy

A conversation with Michael Twitty about the powerful history behind a centuries-old beverage.
Diana Hubbell November 12, 2021
This Xi'an temple ginkgo is more than a thousand years old.
trees

How to Forage From the World's Oldest Tree

These "living fossils" are everywhere; their nuts are delicious.
Anne Ewbank November 1, 2021
farms

Podcast: Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 19, 2021
Santa Rosa, California

Crane Melon Barn

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.
Blue Java bananas are so creamy that they’re sometimes called ice-cream bananas.
food

Why Is There Just One Top Banana?

The world is full of delicious alternatives, but most people have only tasted one kind.
Alex Mayyasi August 30, 2021