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Recipe

7 Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times That You Can Make at Home

Use every last crumb with these feats of culinary creativity.

Sam O'Brien March 30, 2020

'Kay's Fudge' Gravestone

Dr. Wade Andrews loved his wife’s fudge to death.

Eat Like an English Peasant With This Medieval Cookbook

It makes peasant food pleasant.

Luke Fater September 12, 2019

Brooklyn, New York

Spritz Cookie Gravestone

This recipe is set in stone.

For Sale: A 1699 Treatise on the Best Ways to Make Salad

Though John Evelyn wasn't a vegetarian, he did appear to be ahead of his time.

Matthew Taub August 12, 2019

These Belgian Monks Are Reopening a Medieval Microbrewery

The operation has been dormant for more than 220 years.

Matthew Taub May 22, 2019

space exploration

Austin Just Sent Its Favorite Queso Recipe to the Moon

One small step for cheese, one giant leap for cheese, kinda.

Reina Gattuso February 26, 2019

The British Bake Off That's Resurrecting a Forgotten Medieval Cake

Competitors are baking soul cakes, a bygone Halloween treat.

Abbey Perreault December 10, 2018

Exploring a 'Treasure Trove' of Medieval Egyptian Recipes

A newly translated cookbook provides a tantalizing glimpse of Cairo's past.

Abbey Perreault September 4, 2018

Introducing Gastro Obscura's Black Sesame Sweet Soup Cook-Off

It's a wondrous dessert popular in Hong Kong, and we're challenging our readers to make it at home.

Eric Grundhauser August 7, 2018

The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’

Surprisingly often, they're copied from mayo jars and famous cookbooks.

Alex Mayyasi February 27, 2018

7 Wonderfully Bizarre Illustrations From a New Chinese Cookbook

Interpreting red bean ice cream, General Tso’s Gator, and pao cai as art.

Mithila Phadke February 7, 2018

ancient technology

When Ancient Writing Is an Art, Science, and Snack

If you're going to practice writing cuneiform, why not do it on a cookie?

Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2018

Did Your Grandma Steal That ‘Secret Family Recipe’?

Help Gastro Obscura investigate.

Alex Mayyasi December 29, 2017

The Incompatible Food Triad Cookoff

To solve a tasty philosophical problem, we whipped up strawberry-mushroom-balsamic tarts and beef-orange-cream pot pies.

Cara Giaimo December 20, 2017

Hanging Tomatoes

This tomato variety can stay fresh for six months after harvesting.

The Zombie

Donn Beach only wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.