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How a 'Bubble Expert' Decoded the Physics of Making Mezcal

Exploring a traditional technique with high-speed cameras.

María Paula Rubiano A., Atlas Obscura

A Cooking Competition in the Pacific Islands Has a Life-Saving Mission

Governments and celebrities are battling diet-related diseases with reality TV.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Radioactive Honey Preserves the Legacy of Nuclear Testing

Cesium 137 shows up in small amounts still detectable today.

Susan D’Agostino, Atlas Obscura

The Collectors Who Hunt Down Radioactive Glassware

Their tools are black lights and Geiger counters.

Amiee Maxwell, Atlas Obscura

Making the Miraculous Cake of the Patron Saint of Bakers

Test your pastry-making prowess with gâteau St. Honoré.

Sam O'Brien, Atlas Obscura

These Farmers Want You to Drink Your Hops and Eat Them Too

Trashed in the U.S., hop shoots are treasure in parts of Europe.

Catie Joyce-Bulay, Atlas Obscura

For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space

After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours.

Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura

The Indie Video Games Bringing South and Southeast Asian Food to Your Screen

Cook for vampires or restore lost recipes with these diverse games.

Samantha Chong, Atlas Obscura

The Radical Roots of Britain's Last Temperance Bar

It's now a monument to a forgotten campaign against alcohol.

Jenny Elliott, Atlas Obscura

Cook Your Way Through Regional Indian Recipes With This Online Archive

A student project is digitizing the subcontinent's community cookbooks.

Sharanya Deepak, Atlas Obscura

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy's Ancient Olive Trees

A fast-spreading bacteria could cause an olive-oil apocalypse.

Agostino Petroni, Atlas Obscura

Make a Historic Boston Dessert That Became a Japanese Favorite

Unless you make it yourself, coffee jelly can be hard to find stateside.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Why Italian Apple Farmers Are Coating Their Orchards in Ice

Freezing the trees, blossoms and all, may be the only way to save the crop.

Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura

How Lesbian Luminaries Put Together a Groundbreaking Cookbook

'Whoever Said Dykes Can't Cook?' combined art, food, and fundraising.

Rachel Hope Cleves, Atlas Obscura

80,000 Snails, 12 Tiny Electric Fences, and 1 Rediscovered Recipe for 'Wallfish'

It's snail-herding season in England.

Richard Collett, Atlas Obscura

Help Curate This Vast Trove of Kitchen-Table Remedies

The Archive of Healing includes hundreds of thousands of folk healing traditions from six continents.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

Sweeten Your Springtime With Japan’s Fruit Sandwiches

These treats have a surprisingly long history.

Grace Kwan, Atlas Obscura

Why a Vancouver Cemetery Is Planting Squash, Kale, and Corn

The leafy greens are very much alive.

Laura Kiniry, Atlas Obscura