Foods J Stardust Has Tried

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.

The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”