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Ximena N. Larkin

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

I'm based in Chicago and write about things I find interesting. Catch me #BarackingAround.
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Festa des Vermar

Food Festivals

Festa des Vermar

On the island of Mallorca, locals celebrate their viticulture with parades, grape-stomping contests, and a massive fruit fight.

Papier mâché sea dragons by the artists at Total Pap.

Food Festivals

Whitstable Oyster Festival

Every July, a seaside town pays homage to its local mollusks with eating contests, a marine-themed parade, and plenty of fresh seafood.

Ghost Pepper Ice Cream

Sweets

Ghost Pepper Ice Cream

In Rehoboth Beach, you need a signed waiver to satisfy your sweet tooth with this fiery dessert.

World Custard Pie Throwing Championship

Food Festivals

World Custard Pie Throwing Championship

The townspeople of Coxheath have been hurling pies at one another since 1967.

Rolling in the Grits

Saint George, South Carolina

Rolling in the Grits

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

La Merengada

Gastro

La Merengada

This Spanish city gears up for Lent with a massive meringue fight.

Mangonada

Sweets

Mangonada

Slurp this sweet and savory summer treat from a tamarind-and-chili-paste-coated straw.

Mustard Oil

Ingredients & Condiments

Mustard Oil

Essential to South Asian cuisine, the flavoring is illegal in some countries.

The coastal wattle and its seeds.

Ingredients & Condiments

Wattleseed

This chocolate-flavored superfood falls from the Australian Acacia bush.

The Toleen

Drinks

The Toleen

Thai red beans and rum combine in a winter warmer inspired by a South American specialty.

Cajeta

Sweets

Cajeta

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.

Tonka beans look a bit like raisins.

Ingredients & Condiments

Tonka Beans

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

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