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Here, brunost shavings garnish a cup of ice cream.
food

How South Korea Fell in Love With Norway's Unique Cheese

Brunost is kind of a big deal.
Jessica Furseth August 29, 2023
A giant <em>Tyrannosaurus rex</em> stands alongside the interstate outside of Cave City, Kentucky, letting passersby know that Dinosaur World is not far.
dinosaurs

The Best of Our Listeners' Magical Summer Memories

From dinosaur parks to a mysterious stone giant.
The Podcast Team July 7, 2023
science

8 Stories of Women Making History Right Now

This Women's History Month, we celebrate women doing extraordinary things all over the world.
April White March 17, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
food

Puzzle Monday: Something Smells! Crossword

AO Puzzles March 6, 2023
Wheels of Gruyère maturing.
Pringy, Switzerland

La Maison du Gruyère

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.
Cheese labels are immensely charming.
collections

The French Art of Cheese-Label Collecting

“It’s more than a hobby, it’s a passion.”
ANNA MINDESS October 18, 2022
Whey bathing at Berglialp in Switzerland.
mountains

The Return of Swiss Cheese Baths

Melting into a tub of whey has a long history in the Alps.
Oriana Pauli July 26, 2022
Sange Norbu milks a yak in Northeast India.
mountains

The Last Cheesemakers of the Eastern Himalayas

India and Bhutan's yak herders face steep challenges.
Jitaditya Narzary June 8, 2022
A cave in Kansas formerly used to store government cheese.
food

Why Did the U.S. Government Amass More Than a Billion Pounds of Cheese?

The long, strange saga of government cheese.
Diana Hubbell May 24, 2022
The herd at São Victor.
islands

This Island in the Amazon Is Producing Award-Winning Cheese

On Marajó, the buffaloes outnumber people.
Beatriz Miranda May 12, 2022
Shibata, outside of Fromagerie Sen.
food

One Woman's Quest to Create Truly Japanese Cheese

Sakura blossoms, sake, and local microbes set Chiyo Shibata's cheese apart.
Joan Bailey April 12, 2022
music

Podcast: Kulning

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 25, 2022
If you look closely, you can see the shape of the nettle leaves covering the cheese.
food

How a 400-Year-Old Cheese Got Its Groove Back

The secret ingredient? Stinging nettles.
Richard Collett February 3, 2022
One of a few cheese wheel buildings.
List

13 Places Every Cheese Lover Should Visit Before They Die

Ancient caves, theme parks, and other must-sees for fromage fans.
Sam O'Brien February 2, 2022
Cheese-maker Amna Khatana inside the factory in Langanbal.
mountains

The Kashmiri Cheese Brand Operating at 7,000 Feet

Their cows and buffaloes graze in Himalayan meadows.
Safina Nabi January 28, 2022
It's really very large!
Robertsfors N, Sweden

World's Largest Cheese Slicer

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
music

Podcast: Kulning

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
The Podcast Team April 1, 2021
Caglieron Caves
Fregona, Italy

Caglieron Caves

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.