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When Americans Dreamed of Kitchen Computers

The ultimate appliance turned out to be expensive and impractical.

Alex Ketchum, Atlas Obscura

Locally Famous Foods Are Now Getting Plaques Like Historical Sites

Syracuse got one for salt potatoes—could your hometown be next?

Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura

Meet the Italian Brothers Who Grew the World's Biggest Cherry

The winning fruit was as large as an apricot.

Federico Formica, Atlas Obscura

How to Feed 10,000 Rebel Fighters for 50 Years

Researchers are studying the cooking traditions of the FARC, Colombia's disarmed guerrilla group.

María Paula Rubiano A., Atlas Obscura

Eat Like Jane Austen With Recipes From Her Sister-In-Law's Cookbook

Including dishes straight from her novels.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

This Jelly Cake Captures the Wonder of the Cosmos

Centrifuges and syringe-tipped knives are behind this edible miniature galaxy.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

Singapore's Last Traditional Coffee Roasters May Soon Disappear

The aging masters of kopi are desperate for the next generation to take up their craft.

Rachel Phua, Atlas Obscura

The Dictators Who Ruled Their Countries’ Cuisines

Authoritarian food obsessions can have a lasting legacy.

Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura

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The 18th-Century Cookbook That Helped Save the Slovene Language

With 300 decadent recipes, a relentless priest united regional dialects and preserved a common tongue.

Kaja Seruga, Atlas Obscura

How a Canadian Beekeeper Breeds New Queens

Honeybees aren't your typical livestock.

Shaun Pett, Atlas Obscura

Why 'Punk Health' Foods Are Popular with China’s Youth

Sometimes, rebellion means goji berries in your beer.

Clarissa Wei, Atlas Obscura

Bake Victory Cake, the Simple, Inspiring Treat of Wartime America

Born in an era of rations, these scrappy recipes relied on cheap pantry staples.

Hannah Selinger, Atlas Obscura

This Puzzling Dessert Calls for Peaches and Physics

There's a magic trick baked into Peach Puzzle.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

The Team Resurrecting Ancient Rome's Favorite Condiment

Making umami inside 2,000-year-old ruins.

Rafael Tonon, Atlas Obscura

The Tea Sommelier Seeking Out China's Rarest Brews

Shunan Teng is on a mission to preserve and promote legendary teas.

Marina Wang, Atlas Obscura

Inside the World of Obscure Livestock

Around the world, people are preserving barnyard standouts.

Alex Mayyasi, Atlas Obscura

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Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel’s Most Glorious Meals

No one loves food in flight like Nik Sennhauser.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps

The vegetable is a reminder of the legacy of dispossession.

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson , Atlas Obscura