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Bowls can be customized with pork balls, fish cakes, offal, and more.
restaurants

Where to Find the World’s Best Soup

Soup is a universal comfort food—here are 12 of the best places on Earth to have a bowl.
Holyn Thigpen September 17, 2026
Cleveland, Tennessee hosts an annual festival called Hot Slaw and Art Y’all to celebrate its signature local dish.
recipe

Every Recipe for Tennessee’s Hot Slaw Has a Different Secret Ingredient

This spicy condiment can only be found in an Appalachian mountain town in southeastern Tennessee.
The food of southern Thailand is immensely diverse and delicious.
food

Gastro Obscura’s 12 Essential Places to Eat in Southern Thailand

From incendiary fish curries to rare desserts to sublime fried chicken, here are some of the best places to dine across the region.
Austin Bush October 11, 2024
Phuket Town, Thailand

Khanom Jeen Pa Mai

Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.
food

Do Colder or Warmer Places Eat More Spicy or Bland Food?

The correlation between temperature and flavor is obvious across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Frank Jacobs November 17, 2023
food

Podcast: Heating Things Up in Hatch

In this New Mexico town, the heat doesn't just come from the sun. This is chile country.
science

Podcast: Chile Pepper Institute

How New Mexico became a chile pepper wonderland.
The Podcast Team May 19, 2023
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Chicago, Illinois

Heaven On Seven

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell: Inside a House of Hot Sauce With Vic Clinco

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Queens, New York

Warung Selasa

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.
Los Angeles, California

Wat Thai Temple Food Market

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Gastro Obscura

Death Noodles

A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.
Queens, New York

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Gastro Obscura

Datil Pepper

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.
Gastro Obscura

Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
Gastro Obscura

Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.
Gastro Obscura

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.
Gastro Obscura

Beaver Dam Pepper

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.