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The Absinthe Enthusiasts Hiding Bottles in the Swiss Woods

In the Val-de-Travers valley, people never stopped distilling the spirit.

November 08, 2018

The Life-Giving Properties of One of the World's Oldest Cheeses

In Xinjiang, the living process dairy the way 4,000-year-old mummies did.

November 06, 2018

Ambuyat

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Ambuyat

This gooey, starchy gel is Brunei's favorite flavor vehicle.

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When Georgia Shrimpers Hauled Cuban Refugees

How a standoff with Castro knocked a hole in the shrimping village of Thunderbolt.

November 05, 2018

The World's Largest Hot Sauce Collection Might Be in an Arizona Living Room

8,600 bottles and counting.

November 02, 2018

Found: Teeth From a Medieval Sea Monster/Delicacy

Fancy a lamprey pie?

November 01, 2018

In Medieval Europe, No Outfit Was Complete Without a Personal Eating Knife

They were fashionable and functional, used for dining and self-defense.

November 01, 2018

We Asked, You Answered: The Foods You Want People to Leave on Your Grave

Atlas Obscura readers share their hungriest final wishes.

October 31, 2018

The Ancient Roman Libation Tubes That Connected the Living to the Dead

Families poured offerings through vessels directly installed into graves.

October 31, 2018

When ‘Dumb Suppers’ Were a Halloween Love Ritual

To see into the future, young women held mystical meals.

October 30, 2018

Medieval Europeans Didn't Have Tupperware, They Had Pastry Coffins

The barely edible container was the progenitor of pie.

October 29, 2018

How a Dublin Pub Became a Haunt for Gravediggers and Ghosts Alike

The watering hole sits next to a cemetery and has stories to match.

October 29, 2018

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.

October 29, 2018

The Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows That Welcome Back the Dead

During the Japanese summer festival Obon, ancestral spirits come home.

October 26, 2018

How Oysters Kept a King Satisfied and Women in Charge

In Cancale, the seasonal absence of men meant women ran the show.

October 26, 2018

Decoding (Most of) an 18th-Century 'Riddle Menu'

Our readers offer up their answers and theories.

October 26, 2018

How Curry Became a Japanese Naval Tradition

Ships and submarines have their own unique recipes.

October 25, 2018

The Parasite That Forces Bees to Dig Their Own Graves

It's a growing threat to our food supply.

October 24, 2018