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Reina Gattuso

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Contributing writer at Gastro Obscura covering food, culture, agriculture, and all things edible and wondrous. Passionate about the marvelous ways marginalized people find nourishment in our communities and natural worlds.
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William Hughes, like other Europeans in the Americas, learned—and often stole—from indigenous people.

pirates

A Pirate Botanist Helped Bring Hot Chocolate to England

William Hughes was a buccaneer with an early recipe for “the American Nectar.”

By Reina Gattuso
The Porcineograph: A pig-shaped map of the United States.

maps

Why an 1875 Map Imagined the U.S as a Giant Hog

New York is the nose, Alaska the tail, and Cuba is a giant sausage. 

By Reina Gattuso
Dana Lepofsky examines clam shells at an archaeological site.

science

In Modern-Day British Columbia, Clamming Technology Was More Advanced 3,500 Years Ago

New research has found that indigenous clam gardens are more productive than current practices.

By Reina Gattuso
A close-up of the coffee berry borer, guaranteed to haunt your dreams.

science

Solved: The Mysterious Origins of Your Coffee's Worst Nightmare

Researchers inspected 18,667 plant specimens to track down a caffeine-eating beetle.

By Reina Gattuso
An aerial view of a massive collection of red chili peppers drying in the sun on October 7, 2019, in Xinjiang, China.

food

The Gobi Desert Is a Red Sea of Chili Peppers

They dry in the sun every autumn in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region.

By Reina Gattuso
Jharkhand state government officials visit Ajam Emba's stall at the annual Dumka bamboo festival.

food

The Restaurant Putting India's Disappearing Tribal Cuisine Back on the Menu

In a Ranchi kitchen, local women fight to save indigenous food, one bowl of fish curry at a time.

By Reina Gattuso
Archaeologists found these Late Bronze Age feeding vessels in Vösendorf, Austria.

ancient

Found: Milk Residue That Proves Ancient Europeans Used Cute-as-Heck Baby Bottles

The clay vessels are shaped like mythical animals.

By Reina Gattuso
Days before his death, Dickens' handwriting was still firm and clear.

literature

Sold: Charles Dickens’s Liquor Log

Dickens spent the days before his death counting casks of whiskey.

By Reina Gattuso
Bowls and bottles recovered from the site.

ghost towns

The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest

Archaeologists have dug up sake bottles and delicate rice bowls.

By Reina Gattuso
The Harvey Girls of the Historic Grand Canyon El Tovar Hotel. Note their prim uniforms.

restaurants

When American Waitresses Were Labeled 'Women of Ill Repute'

The 400-year history of the restaurant industry's #MeToo moment.

By Reina Gattuso
An illustration of Eve, on the right.

bars

The Founder of America's Earliest Lesbian Bar Was Deported for Obscenity

Eve Adams was eventually murdered at Auschwitz.

By Reina Gattuso
The notebooks had been hidden in a basement for decades.

food

Found: Slime-Covered Notebooks Full of Conservation Data and Fish Scales

Century-old data paints a grim picture of salmon populations in British Columbia.

By Reina Gattuso
Rolling flatbread in the Living Lab.

food

The Refugee Women Turning Tastes of Home Into a Food-Delivery Business

Fleeing conflict in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, they've created a rare melting pot in India.

By Reina Gattuso
Shah Jahan on the Peacock Throne at Delhi receiving deputations.

food

Eat Like Royalty With This Cookbook From the Emperor Who Built the Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan developed one of the most famous cuisines of India.

By Reina Gattuso
The village of Colonnata, as seen from the white marble hills.

politics

The Tuscan Town Famous for Anarchists, Marble, and Lard

Now gourmet, lardo di Colonnata once fed miners in Michelangelo's favorite quarries.

By Reina Gattuso
The soft pretzel, a queen among small breads.

science

German Researchers Are Investigating the Science Behind Soft-Pretzel Scent

With help from a dedicated panel of pretzel-smelling experts.

By Reina Gattuso
Posing for a picture at Bloodroot restaurant, 1977 or '78.

restaurants

The Scholar Mapping America's Forgotten Feminist Restaurants

Challenging patriarchy, one eatery at a time.

By Reina Gattuso
Vineyards in the Mosel Valley.

politics

The Struggling Vineyards That Helped Inspire Karl Marx’s Communism

Boozed-up intellectuals of the world, unite.

By Reina Gattuso
James Boudreaux under his mirliton trellis.

farms

After Hurricane Katrina, Home Gardeners Saved New Orleans' Iconic Squash

The Louisiana mirliton has survived revolution, industrial competition, and floods.

By Reina Gattuso
Richard Ligon's map of Barbados, perfect for a round of livestock-themed "I Spy."

islands

Solved: The 300-Year-Old Mystery of Barbados's Pigs

Spoiler alert: They were probably peccaries.

By Reina Gattuso
Time has marbled the bottles to a shell-like sheen, and Christie's has sealed the tops with fresh red wax.

ships

For Sale: 300-Year-Old 'Shipwreck Wine' Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea

It may still be safe to drink.

By Reina Gattuso
A watermelon vendor in Nigeria.

science

Can Nigerian Drumming Teach You to Pick the Perfect Watermelon?

Acoustics is here to help you find ripe produce.

By Reina Gattuso
A man with a pack camel in central Australia, 1926.

deserts

Australia's Growing Camel Meat Trade Reveals a Hidden History of Early Muslim Migrants

Afghan cameleers helped settle Australia's interior.

By Reina Gattuso
In the 1790 painting Bhang Eaters Before Two Huts, by Pemji, a group of men mix and consume bhang.

festivals

This British Colonial Report Offers a Rare Glimpse Into India's Historic Cannabis Cuisine

And a description of some very stoned canines.

By Reina Gattuso
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