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Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.
Rama’s Bridge between India and Sri Lanka figures in ancient myths, and can be seen from space, in this case captured from the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1994.
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Sea Cucumber Crime Is a Thing, and This Is Where It’s Happening

A "seafood mafia" is plying the waters between India and Sri Lanka to satisfy China's appetite for an increasingly rare delicacy.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think July 7, 2023
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to Eating Through Maine

Dig into some of the best the Pine Tree State has to offer.
A smoørrebrød spread.
Copenhagen, Denmark

Restaurant Schønnemann

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.
A traditional lunch at Moran’s Oyster Cottage.
Kilcolgan, Ireland

Moran’s Oyster Cottage

For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.
Talia Young founded Fishadelphia to bring seafood from regional suppliers to economically and culturally diverse communities.
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The Scientist Bringing Fresh Fish Back to Philadelphia's Underserved Neighborhoods

Welcome to Fishadelphia.
Ann Finkbeiner January 16, 2023
A lobster caught off Prince Edward Island, where Bait Masters is located.
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The Race to Make Alternative Lobster Bait

As the fishing industry grapples with declining herring and mackerel, could sausage be their savior?
Moira Donovan December 6, 2022
Jellyfish have been touted as a food source of the future, but finding an appetizing way to prepare them is a challenge—one that some Italian chefs are embracing.
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The Quest to Make Jellyfish Delicious

Italian chefs are teaming up with scientists to fry, sauté, and pickle the creatures into the food of the future.
Agostino Petroni November 15, 2022
Without added flavors, carrageen moss pudding can be rather bland.
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How Ireland Embraced Seaweed Pudding

Irish moss has a long culinary history.
Chris Baraniuk September 28, 2022
Oystermen were often African American.
food

The Double Life of New York's Black Oyster King

Thomas Downing was a fine-dining pioneer with a secret.
Briona Lamback September 28, 2022
Koji-cured wild sockeye salmon at a restaurant in Vancouver, Canada.
science

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Is Already Changing What We Eat

Eating local doesn't mean what it used to.
Ian Rose July 5, 2022
Pearl meat is the ear-shaped adductor muscle in a pearl oyster.
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How Pearl Meat Became Australia's Newest Luxury Ingredient

Once humble divers' fare, the meat of the pearl oyster now commands up to $200 per kilo.
Lizzie Pook June 24, 2022
Evelene Spencer was the face of the "Eat More Fish" campaign.
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Remembering America's Forgotten 'Fish Evangelist'

Evelene Spencer was the force behind the wartime campaign that encouraged the country to love fish.
Ashley Stimpson March 11, 2022
If it comes from the sea, you can get it here.
Mexico City, Mexico

La Nueva Viga Market

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.
Divine Pine from N. SEA. Oyster Company in Topsail Sound, North Carolina.
Gastro Obscura

Green Gill Oysters

North Carolina's seasonal delicacy is brought to you by algae.
Grasonville, Maryland

Maryland Watermen's Monument

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Kallin Shell Midden

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.
Michamvi, Tanzania

The Rock

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.