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FOUND: 10,000-Year-Old Fava Beans

November 24, 2015

How Turducken Went From Food Of Kings To Poultry of the Populace

November 23, 2015

Doritos Nachos, Pasta With Mayo, Corn Pizza: How Other Places Imagine American Food

November 18, 2015

Rhode Island Has One Great Culinary Invention, And It's Coffee Milk

November 17, 2015

Your New Favorite Honey Is Made Out Of Bug Poop and Bee Vomit

November 13, 2015

How a South American Soap Opera Created a Turkish Dessert Craze

November 12, 2015

The Siren on Your Starbucks Cup Was Born in 7th-Century Italy

November 10, 2015

crime and punishment

Apple Orchards Are Dens of Casual Thieves

November 5, 2015

Why Meat from Scared Animals Tastes Worse

October 30, 2015

The Sweet Halloween Archives of a Candy Historian

October 28, 2015

Turnip Jack-o'-Lanterns Are the Root of All Evil

These vegetables were once the carving canvas of choice.

October 28, 2015

See Technicolor Food Photos from Original Soviet Cookbooks

October 16, 2015

Why Midcentury Lawyers Spent 12 Years Arguing About Peanut Butter

It all started when the FDA launched an "assault on inferior peanut butters."

October 11, 2022

Fleeting Wonders: 27,581 Pumpkins Colonize a Town in Illinois

October 12, 2015

Pizza Rat's 2-Day Journey from Viral Video to Sexy Halloween Costume

October 8, 2015

The Miracle Sugar Substitute The FDA Won't Let You Have

September 24, 2015

FOUND: $1,300 in a Domino's Box

September 22, 2015

The Long, Sweet Love Affair Between Cops and Doughnuts

September 18, 2015