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fruit

The Archaeobotanist Searching Art for Lost Fruit

Renaissance paintings can hide botanical secrets.
Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura
February 21, 2020
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fire fighters

The World's Largest Bottle of Wine Just Spilled in Austria

We're gonna need a bigger napkin.
Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2020
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pie

The ‘Pie Designer’ Baking Up a Diverse Vision of America

Lauren Ko is as American as mango pie.
Vonnie Williams, Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2020
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plants

Floridians Are Eating Their State Tree to Help Their State Animal

Swamp cabbage is native, but a nuisance.
Kristen A Schmitt, Atlas Obscura
February 18, 2020
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bananas

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2020
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snails

What Tiny Snail Poop Could Mean For Latin America's Coffee Farms

“I just followed a trail of excrement.”
Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura
February 13, 2020
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native american cuisine

The Cross-Border Indigenous Battle for Wild Rice

In the Great Lakes region, what some consider a weed is actually a sacred seed.
Darcy Rhyno, Atlas Obscura
February 12, 2020
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disappearing world

These Scots Still Fish Like the Vikings

But it's not clear whether future generations will keep the tradition alive.
Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura
February 11, 2020
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cookbooks

Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes.
Nils Bernstein, Atlas Obscura
February 10, 2020
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booze

The Uncertain Future of a Border-Straddling Liquor

Sotol could bring Texans and Mexicans together, or divide them.
Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2020
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industry

How Dried Cod Became a Norwegian Staple and an Italian Delicacy

The lucrative stockfish trade dates back to the Viking days.
Roff Smith, Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2020
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meat

The Artist Trying to Explain Kentucky's 'Meat Shower' of 1876

A historical head-scratcher inspired the world's worst jelly bean flavor.
Marina Wang, Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2020
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aquaculture

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System

The Gunditjmara have been building an eel-farming system at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for more than 6,000 years.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2020
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disappearing world

How Thai Fruit Carving Went From Royal Craft to Internet Sensation

Once a symbol of power, it's now considered a dying art.
Chawadee Nualkhair, Atlas Obscura
February 5, 2020
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african-american

The Culinary Legacy of Brooklyn's First Free Black Community

Weeksville residents set a precedent of self-determination that is still visible at Brooklyn restaurants.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 4, 2020
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siberia

Ancient Hot Pots Helped Hunters Survive the Siberian Ice Age

16,000 years later, they still contain traces of cooked meat and fish.
Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura
February 3, 2020
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dynamic diasporas

How Serbian Immigrants Made an Ohio Town the ‘Fried Chicken Capital of the World'

From Vojvodina, with lard.
Luke Fater, Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2020
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tea

The Art and Science of Kashmir's Pink Tea

Green tea becomes rosy with the addition of a special ingredient.
Sribala Subramanian, Atlas Obscura
January 29, 2020