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Crushing cranberries to make wine.
wine

Why Is Wine (Almost) Always Made From Grapes?

On the merits of blueberry, cherry, and pumpkin wine.
Alex Mayyasi June 6, 2022
The filling is smooth and sweet, but with something deeper and more complex.
fruit

Resurrecting Virginia's Forgotten 'Caramel' Pie

Beloved by Edna Lewis, this plum-based favorite deserves a resurgence.
Claiborne Milde June 2, 2022
A British twist on a longtime South Asian tradition.
food

Strawberry Curry Is a Modern Twist on an Old Tradition

Fruit curries have a sweet and savory history.
Sejal Sukhadwala May 20, 2022
Black sapote, better known as chocolate pudding fruit.
beer

Does This Fruit Really Taste Like Chocolate Pudding?

Plus the turducken of beers.
Diana Hubbell May 17, 2022
Slices of the Montreal melon were once treated like cuts of steak.
monks

What Happened to Montreal’s Legendary Melon?

A medley of efforts, and one abbey's monks, may bring back the forgotten fruit.
Joel Balsam May 3, 2022
A new study finds that black-handed spider monkeys like their fruits, well, boozy.
monkeys

Monkeys Love Their Alcohol

But proving the “drunken monkey” hypothesis has been an exhausting—and messy—endeavor.
Sarah Durn April 21, 2022
A bowl of peanut butter fruit.
food

Tasting the Fabled Peanut Butter Fruit

This elusive treat lives up to its nickname.
Alex Mayyasi April 11, 2022
A white Chilean strawberry.
food

The Fight To Save Chile's Glorious White Strawberry

The ancestor of the big red strawberry is in peril.
Mark Johanson March 3, 2022
Nine teams of battlers take part in Ivrea's Battle of the Oranges.
festivals

Ivrea's Battle of the Oranges Is Raucous, Sticky Fun

The Italian Carnival celebration involves one town, nine teams, and three tons of citrus.
Ashawnta Jackson March 1, 2022
Noriyuki Enami picking tachibana fruit.
food

The Quest to Reacquaint Japan With Its Forgotten Native Citrus

Once revered by royals and celebrated by poets, the tachibana is now endangered.
Florentyna Leow February 16, 2022
Pink lemonade blueberries are sweeter than their blue cousins.
gardens

How to Grow Your Own Wondrous Fruits

Ever dreamed having a peanut butter fruit tree in your garden?
Diana Hubbell February 8, 2022
A hive in Lamjung, Nepal, likely of bees that can make mad honey.
List

Explore a Database of 1,000 Unique Foods

Including black apples, green oysters, and hallucinogenic honey.
Alex Mayyasi February 7, 2022
Gastro Obscura

Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.
The Tower House Hotel and adjacent orchards, circa 1860, painter unknown.
gold rush

How to Resurrect Gold-Rush Era Orchards Ravaged by Fire

The 2018 Carr Fire destroyed historic fruit trees—but not the will to make them bloom again.
Ashley Stimpson January 14, 2022
Ithaca, New York

The Cornell Apple Vending Machine

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Unique holiday gifts are your best bet this year.
holidays

Our Favorite Gadgets, Cookbooks, and Snacks for the Holidays

A very Gastro Obscura gift guide.
Anne Ewbank November 29, 2021
science

Podcast: Tree of 40 Fruits

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 29, 2021
food

Podcast: Looking for Pawpaws

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 25, 2021