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home-cooked history

Eat Like a Medieval Saint With Her Recipe for 'Cookies of Joy'

St. Hildegard was a mystic, healer, and passionate proponent of spelt and nutmeg.

Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura

September 20, 2021

Unique Restaurants & Bars

The Restaurant Preserving Dishes From Every Corner of Nepal

From blog to bistro, Prashanta Khanal’s focus is forgotten and overlooked foods.

Thomas Heaton, Atlas Obscura

September 17, 2021

How a First Nations Restaurateur Found Her Family Through Food

For more than a decade, Salmon n' Bannock has been serving indigenous cuisine and stories in Vancouver.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

September 16, 2021

The Colorful World of Edible Flowers

A new book catalogs 105 floral ingredients for everything from pasta to pies.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

September 15, 2021

How to Buy Pink Pineapples and Fruitcake Off Etsy

Etsy, Instagram, and even Facebook can provide a taste of novelty and home.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

September 14, 2021

delicious diaspora

Meet the Woman Writing the First Garifuna Cookbook

Isha Gutierrez-Sumner seeks to preserve, protect, and popularize her people's cuisine.

Shehzil Zahid, Atlas Obscura

September 10, 2021

Inside the Company Printing America's Community Cookbooks

Churches, scout troops, and clown collectives all depend on Morris Press.

Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura

September 10, 2021

With Venezuela in Crisis, This Restaurant Offers Its Chefs a Landing Pad

By taking on the U.S. visa process.

Laura Kiniry, Atlas Obscura

September 8, 2021

The Resistance and Ingenuity of the Cooks Who Lived in Slavery

Archaeologists are investigating foodways and recreating meals prepared by enslaved people.

Carolyn Wilke, Atlas Obscura

September 8, 2021

Ode to a Denny's Hobbit Menu

The long history of fandom food.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

September 7, 2021

In the 1800s, This British Isle Was Covered in Groves of 12-Foot-Tall Kale

Until relatively recently, it was a common sight.

Amelia Soth, Atlas Obscura

September 3, 2021

Remembering Tokyo’s Golden Age of Noodle Delivery by Bicycle

The demae cycled one-handed while balancing dozens of boxes of soba noodles.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

September 2, 2021

Why Is There Just One Top Banana?

The world is full of delicious alternatives, but most people have only tasted one kind.

Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura

August 30, 2021

The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream

And how—to the best of our ability—to make it at home.

Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura

August 30, 2021

The Epic Landscape Art of Tiny Inakadate, Japan

Each year, entire rice fields grow into masterpieces.

Selena Takigawa Hoy, Atlas Obscura

August 27, 2021

Remembering When Bermuda Was an Onion Island

Mark Twain once called the allium the “pride and joy of Bermuda.”

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

August 25, 2021

In Samoa, Hot Chocolate Is Homegrown

Growing, grinding, and drinking koko Sāmoa brings families together.

Tiare Tuuhia, Atlas Obscura

August 23, 2021

The Messy History of Emily Dickinson's Black Cake Recipe

It reveals an unexpected side to the poet's personality and the brutality that brought a Caribbean dish to New England.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

August 20, 2021