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Cooking With Fire

12 Unique Approaches to Cooking With Fire

More than your average s'more.

Michelle Cassidy June 14, 2024

Egg-roasting was once a common childhood hobby, before parents cooled on letting kids play with fire.

The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash

Even Shakespeare knew the value of a well-roasted egg.

Paula Marcoux September 1, 2023

An illustration of the ritual cremation of a 9th-century Viking leader.

Eat Like a Viking With This Bread Recipe

Cremated archaeological finds can tell us a lot about Early Medieval baking habits.

Paula Marcoux August 8, 2023

A group of men pose at Russell Camp, another camp for loggers in Maine, circa 1900.

Eat Like a 19th-Century Lumberjack With This Recipe

"One can work harder and longer on pork and beans...than on any other food with which I am acquainted, save bear meat."

Paula Marcoux July 28, 2023

A steaming bowl of k’alapurka, right after the stone was dropped inside.

K’alapurka

In the city of Potosí, a steamy soup bubbles from the heat of volcanic rocks.

The punch is equal parts delicious drink and light show.

A Brief History of Germany’s Favorite Flaming Punch

How a fiery bowl of booze became a Christmas classic.

Sam O'Brien December 13, 2021

The hot ale flip is made with a red hot poker.

Podcast: The Hot Ale Flip

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 11, 2021

San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala

Pizza Pacaya

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Izakaya Toyo

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

ancient technology

Ancient Hot Pots Helped Hunters Survive the Siberian Ice Age

16,000 years later, they still contain traces of cooked meat and fish.

Matthew Taub February 3, 2020

Border Cave, between South Africa and Swaziland.

Found: The Charred Remains of a 170,000-Year-Old Meal in a South African Cave

It doesn't look like much, but it's a key step in the development of human diets.

Isaac Schultz January 7, 2020

The Klasies River Cave.

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Humans Cooking and Eating Starch

We were eating rhizomes and tubers as early as 120,000 years ago.

Matthew Taub May 20, 2019

Chumuth

Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

Arbroath Smokie

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

Čarodějnice

Revelers roast wieners and “witches” at this annual Czech festival.

Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

Whole Roasted Camel

Typically reserved for special occasions, the massive meal can be bought for a hefty sum at restaurants in Qatar.