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Living off the Land in the Arctic Circle

In Lapland, chefs and residents hunt and gather to make bear soup, lingonberry syrup, and reindeer.

October 19, 2018

World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off

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World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off

An ardent celebration of a humble source of protein.

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A desert dwellers’ delight, this bread gets baked in sand.

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Remembering the Cookbook Author Who Made Microwave Meals Gourmet

Barbara Kafka bucked assumptions about kitchen appliances.

How to Reconstruct an Ancient Meal From Dirty Dishes Alone

Archaeologists and chefs used chemical analysis—and their taste buds—to solve a culinary puzzle from China.

The Quest for an Ancient Culture's Cannabis-Filled Cooking

The Svans, from Georgia's Caucasus region, had their weed culture (and plants) uprooted.

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Remembering the Tansy, the Forgotten Easter Pancake of Centuries Past

Green, herbal, and slightly toxic.

14 Unusual Cookbooks That Were Still Fit to Print

The collections of Gastro Obscura readers feature cannibalism, bugs, and Dracula.

Remembering When 'The New York Times' Explained Pizza

No "pizzas" here, only "pizze."

The Chef Cooking Up Invasive Species

Asian carp are a problem, but they're also dinner.

Flippy, the Burger-Flipping Robot, Is Now Gainfully Employed

The more burgers it makes, the smarter it gets.

How 17th-Century Women Replicated the Natural World on the Table

Inventive chefs made hedgehog pudding and creamy artificial snow.

February 28, 2018

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Meet Hercules, One of America’s Early Celebrity Chefs

Heralded for his food, the enslaved cook headed the first presidential kitchen.

February 21, 2018

Norway's Olympic Team Bought 15,000 Eggs due to a Google Translate Mistake

It added an extra zero.

February 08, 2018

Wishlist: A Pan for Making Danish Pancake Puffs

Settle in for the last few weeks of winter and smother your troubles in pancake puffs.

February 01, 2018

Celebrating Abby Fisher, One of the First African-American Cookbook Authors

Chefs are recreating pickled foods she made as an ex-slave turned successful chef.

December 08, 2017

The Traditional Pizza Making of Naples Now Has Heritage Status

Good news for Neapolitans, however you slice it.

December 07, 2017

The Finicky Food Diagrams of a Royal Chef

When you cook for kings and queens, dinner needs to be perfect.

November 27, 2017

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