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Turn Your Garden Into an 'Ark of Taste' for Nearly Lost Plants

Slow Food’s annual "Plant a Seed Kit" encourages home-gardeners to cultivate rare and endangered crops.

Sarah Lohman, Atlas Obscura

Meat-Filled Desserts From Around the World

Have you tried any of these literal sweetmeats?

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

Banh-Mi Tacos and The OG Breakfast Corn Dog: Denver’s Affordable Food Scene is Full of Surprises

Eat adventurously at these nine wallet-friendly restaurants.

Globetrotting Through Denver: A Culinary Guide to International Flavors

These restaurants, breweries, and food halls bring traditional dishes and clever fusions to the heart of the Mile-High City.

The Resurrection of Rajasthan’s Royal Liquors

After fading away post-Independence, Heritage Liquors are back and, this time, everyone can sip them.

N.C. Stevens, Atlas Obscura

endangered eats

Saving the Scio Kolache

A local take on a Czech pastry is fading along with the community that birthed it.

Sarah Lohman, Atlas Obscura

The Rare, Sweet Bread That Brings Road-Trippers to a Small Georgian Village

Nazuki, a traditional Easter bread, has become a year-round specialty in Surami.

Rowan Twine, Atlas Obscura

How to Be a Food Bank Influencer

Kristina Wong uses comedy to address inequality in the food system.

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

Gastro Obscura's Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Istanbul

Author and part-time Istanbul resident Anya von Bremzen shares where to find goat's milk ice cream, slow-roasted lamb, and more.

Anya von Bremzen, Atlas Obscura

Destination Fruitopia: 7 Places for Fruit Fanatics in Florida

Taste your way through the Sunshine State’s juiciest, most delicious flavors.

The Ancient Female Alchemist Whose Name Is in Your Kitchen

Who put the Marie in "bain-Marie"?

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

Empanadas With a Taste of Venezuelan History

At Donde Mario, empanadas often come with a lesson about the past.

Paul Dobson, Atlas Obscura

Why Jesus Never Ate a Banana

About 69 percent of the global diet is "foreign," says a study that pinpoints the origin of 151 food crops.

Frank Jacobs, Atlas Obscura

Carve a Cucumber Shark and Other Glorious Garnishes

Creating a cute food decoration takes more enthusiasm than skill.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Would You Eat This Purple Tomato?

This fruit owes its luminous violet shade to snapdragon flower DNA.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

The Hottest Drink of the 1893 World's Fair Was an Artificial Orange 'Cider'

"You're drinking something that some guy just cobbled together out of Lake Michigan water and food dye.”

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

Go Beyond the Beef at Korean Barbecue

Enjoy sizzling shellfish and duck over charcoal.

Caroline Shin, Atlas Obscura

Cream. Clams. Why Carbonara Once Looked Very Different

In his debut cookbook, Dan Pashman busts pasta myths alongside delicious, unorthodox recipes.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura