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Harnessing the Power of the Sun to Turn Apples Into Art

In Japan, the labor-intensive practice of apple stenciling is slowly fading.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

November 8, 2018

The Absinthe Enthusiasts Hiding Bottles in the Swiss Woods

In the Val-de-Travers valley, people never stopped distilling the spirit.

Camille von Kaenel, Atlas Obscura

November 8, 2018

Help Us Identify the World's Best Theme Restaurants

We want to hear about the high-concept eateries you truly love.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

November 8, 2018

Why an English Museum Has a Collection of Magic Potatoes

Touch of the rheumatiz? Try carrying around a purloined spud.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

November 7, 2018

The Life-Giving Properties of One of the World's Oldest Cheeses

In Xinjiang, the living process dairy the way 4,000-year-old mummies did.

Alice Levitt, Atlas Obscura

November 6, 2018

When Georgia Shrimpers Hauled Cuban Refugees

How a standoff with Castro knocked a hole in the shrimping village of Thunderbolt.

Alexandra Marvar, Atlas Obscura

November 5, 2018

The World's Largest Hot Sauce Collection Might Be in an Arizona Living Room

8,600 bottles and counting.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

November 2, 2018

Found: Teeth From a Medieval Sea Monster/Delicacy

Fancy a lamprey pie?

Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura

November 1, 2018

In Medieval Europe, No Outfit Was Complete Without a Personal Eating Knife

They were fashionable and functional, used for dining and self-defense.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

November 1, 2018

We Asked, You Answered: The Foods You Want People to Leave on Your Grave

Atlas Obscura readers share their hungriest final wishes.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

October 31, 2018

The Ancient Roman Libation Tubes That Connected the Living to the Dead

Families poured offerings through vessels directly installed into graves.

Teresa Bitler, Atlas Obscura

October 31, 2018

When ‘Dumb Suppers’ Were a Halloween Love Ritual

To see into the future, young women held mystical meals.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

October 30, 2018

Medieval Europeans Didn't Have Tupperware, They Had Pastry Coffins

The barely edible container was the progenitor of pie.

Leigh Chavez-Bush, Atlas Obscura

October 29, 2018

How a Dublin Pub Became a Haunt for Gravediggers and Ghosts Alike

The watering hole sits next to a cemetery and has stories to match.

Valentina Valentini, Atlas Obscura

October 29, 2018

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.

Emily Monaco, Atlas Obscura

October 29, 2018

8 Inspiring Stories of Getting Over a Food Fear

Conquering a culinary anxiety isn't always pretty, but it can be pretty tasty.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

October 26, 2018

The Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows That Welcome Back the Dead

During the Japanese summer festival Obon, ancestral spirits come home.

Ellen Freeman, Atlas Obscura

October 26, 2018

How Oysters Kept a King Satisfied and Women in Charge

In Cancale, the seasonal absence of men meant women ran the show.

Leigh Chavez-Bush, Atlas Obscura

October 26, 2018