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Andrew Coletti

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

Editorial Fellow, sometime video creator, passionate about history, science, and food. IG: @passtheflamingo (because the Ancient Romans ate flamingos).
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Would You Trust AI to Help You Forage?

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Would You Trust AI to Help You Forage?

Before you buy a plant field guide, make sure it wasn’t written by a computer. No, seriously.

By Andrew Coletti
Left: Artusi's grave monument in Cimitero delle Porte Sante, Florence. Right: the first edition cover of Scienza in cucina highlights the cookbook's three major themes: "hygiene, economy, and good taste."

food

This Book Created Italian Food as We Know It

In the early days of unified Italy, Pellegrino Artusi helped forge a national cuisine.

By Andrew Coletti
A depiction of Apollo and the nymph Daphne turning into a laurel.

flora

What Is a Bay Leaf, Exactly?

There are at least six different answers.

By Andrew Coletti
In preparing some Thai dishes, the candle known as tian op is key.

objects of intrigue

The Magic of Thailand’s Culinary Candle

The fragrant smoke of tian op perfumes royal Thai desserts.

By Andrew Coletti
Cutting spaghetti squash across its short end results in longer "noodles."

food

How Spaghetti Squash Squiggled Its Way Onto American Tables

It took a shift in food culture for consumers to embrace the "noodle plant."

By Andrew Coletti
A papyrus depiction of geese-feeding from Dynasty V.

animals

We've Been Debating Foie Gras Since Ancient Times

Early Egyptians and Greeks force-fed geese, ducks, and hyenas.

By Andrew Coletti
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