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Haenyeo divers used music to pass the time. Now, their songs are considered valuable history.

Saving the Songs of South Korea's Female Divers

Three elderly women are teaching the music of these famed fisherwomen.

BY Hahna Yoon
An Alaskan miner bakes a loaf, likely of sourdough, in 1898.

Why Longtime Alaska Residents Are Called 'Sourdoughs'

It's not just bread; it's a way of life.

BY Bailey Berg

At This Banana Farm, the Bunches Grow in 430 Shapes and Sizes

The Singaporean Baker Inventing a Pie for Every American State

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Place

Spomenik Šljivi

A Serbian monument to plums.
Bazaar vendors chat while selling lap cheong, momos, and fritters.
Place

Terreti Bazaar

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.
Sweets

Bean Pie

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.
Sweets

Picarones

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.
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Stories

Hundreds of beer cans are displayed in Maxwell’s home, organized first by country and style, then arranged alphabetically by brand and age.

The Archaeologist Who Collected 4,500 Beer Cans

David Maxwell's hobby has become essential to the field.
BY Jessica Gingrich
Paul Couchman holds the manuscript cookbook.

The Chef Recreating 18th-Century Recipes From a Thrift-Shop Find

Bake an old-timey cake from this handwritten cookbook.
BY Reina Gattuso
Narezushi is made of fish and rice, but that's where the similarity with modern sushi ends.

To Make Japan's Original Sushi, First Age Fish for Several Months

Or even years.
BY Clarissa Wei
Chef Amy Foote preparing fresh Alaskan salmon for soup.

Why an Alaskan Hospital Added Reindeer Pot Pie and Seal Soup to Its Menu

A state-spanning network of volunteers powers the program.
BY Bailey Berg
The emblems on this 18th-century wineglass declare the drinkers' devotion to a deposed king.

These Coded Wine Glasses Were Used for Treasonous Toasts

The Jacobites slyly drank to a deposed king.
BY Amelia Soth
Behold Martin Lersch's extremely efficient cookie cutter.

The Satisfaction of Mathematically Efficient Christmas Cookies

If only there were a cookie-cutter solution.
BY Isaac Schultz
A selection of soups from <em>The Chicken Soup Manifesto</em>.
Around the World in 130 Chicken-Soup Recipes

A new cookbook is devoted entirely to the soothing, healing meal.

BY Kayla Stewart