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caffeine

Climate Change and the Dream of Growing Coffee in Sicily

As temperatures rise, one family hopes to establish the world’s northernmost coffee plantation.
Lorenzo Tondo, Atlas Obscura
October 25, 2021
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skulls

Europeans Once Drank Distilled Human Skulls as Medicine

"Corpse medicine" created a booming market for craniums, especially mossy ones.
Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura
October 22, 2021
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superstitions

Remembering ‘Witch Cakes,’ the Evil-Fighting Baked Goods of the 1600s

Are these cakes weapons against dark forces or just “spiky bagels”?
Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura
October 21, 2021
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superstitions

Meet the Ghosts Behind a Japanese City's 'Haunted' Coffee

These yokai make a scary good brew.
Selena Takigawa Hoy, Atlas Obscura
October 20, 2021
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drinks

Ancient Drinking Games Ended With Wine Stains and Stabbing

Inebriated play, from ancient Rome to Tang Dynasty China.
Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura
October 19, 2021
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grave week

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.
Jonathan Kendall, Atlas Obscura
October 18, 2021
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paganism

The Bone-Shaped Sweets That Honor the Dead in Spain

Make the marzipan "limbs" that commemorate loved ones on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
Vera Armus, Atlas Obscura
October 15, 2021
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cookbooks

How a Librarian and a Food Historian Rediscovered the Recipes of Moorish Spain

A new cookbook is a translation of a rare, 13th-century volume.
Tom Verde, Atlas Obscura
October 15, 2021
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rituals

Hurl Rice Balls Into a Graveyard to Appease the Hungry Ghosts

Then make these bone-shaped sticky rice cakes with spirit-soothing associations.
Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2021
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drinks

Behind the Scenes of the New Gastro Obscura Book

It's out today!
Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura
October 12, 2021
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food

New to Gastro Obscura? Start Here!

Feed your curiosity.
Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura
October 8, 2021
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donuts

Resurrecting the Spudnut, America's Forgotten Treat

Bake the recipe remnant of a potato doughnut empire that once stretched from the United States to Japan.
Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura
October 7, 2021
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teahouse

In the Canadian Rockies, High Tea Is Served at 7,000 Feet

Staff hike hundreds of varieties up the slopes.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
October 4, 2021
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colonial america

The Brides 'Imported' to Colonial America for Their Brewing Skills

English colonists needed alcohol to survive. And for that, they needed women.
Stephanie Castellano, Atlas Obscura
September 30, 2021
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coronavirus

Sushi Carousels and the Future of Contact-Free Dining

Inside the creative world of conveyor-belt restaurants.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
September 28, 2021
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feminism

Virginia Woolf and the Complexities of Cottage Loaf

The famous feminist’s love for baking helps us understand her relationship with food, class, and mental illness.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
September 24, 2021
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darwin

The Curious Task of Digitizing Darwin’s Beans and Butterflies

From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.
Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura
September 22, 2021
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caffeine

The Last Wild Coffee Forests

Plus four ways to eat and drink coffee that involve the whole plant.
Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura
September 21, 2021