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Bronx, New York

La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.
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Ridgeway Cantaloupe

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.
Panteón Inglés
Mineral del Monte, Mexico

Panteón Inglés

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.
Queens, New York

Rokhat Kosher Bakery

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.
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Mosbolletjies

These buns from South Africa's Cape Winelands are traditionally leavened with the must used to make wine.
A man with a pack camel in central Australia, 1926.
deserts

Australia's Growing Camel Meat Trade Reveals a Hidden History of Early Muslim Migrants

Afghan cameleers helped settle Australia's interior.
Reina Gattuso May 16, 2019
Queens, New York

Lhasa Fast Food

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth.
Kolkata, India

Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Rathskeller Cafe

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.
Gastro Obscura

Kibinai

These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.
A cudighi sandwich from Lawry's Pasty Shop.
Gastro Obscura

Cudighi

Sandwiches stuffed with wine-and-cinnamon-spiced sausage have been a specialty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1936.
Prickly pear cactus with fruit in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the Six-Day War.
desert art

The Prickly Symbolism of Cactus Fruit in Israel and Palestine

On different sides of border checkpoints, different views of a sweet treat.
Miriam Berger April 12, 2019
The Star Hotel around 1910.
gold rush

How Basque Food Got to Northern Nevada

It all started with the Gold Rush.
Boys eating school lunch in New York City, 1919.
food

American School Lunch Is Becoming More Diverse, Like It Was in the 1910s

The cafeteria program started in immigrant communities.
Reina Gattuso March 21, 2019
Butte, Montana

Pekin Noodle Parlor

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Professor Ayeni shows off the project's peppers.
food

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.
Reina Gattuso February 25, 2019
The Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Indiana

The Athenaeum

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.
An Olsen Fish Company employee adds fresh water to a bucket of lutefisk.
food

Scandinavian-Americans Are Breaking Up With Lutefisk

But a new demographic is keeping America's largest lutefisk company afloat.
Kirstin Fawcett February 11, 2019