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Every curling club in Thunder Bay includes a Chinese restaurant.

The Canadian Town Where Chinese Food Comes With a Side of Curling

Regional Chinese-Canadian cuisine is flourishing in some unlikely places.

BY Ann Hui
A beautifully red sheet of Welsh <em>Porphyra</em>, nori's British cousin.

How Pink Slime Saved Sushi

Kathleen Drew-Baker’s study of British algae helped rescue Japan's nori industry.

BY Sabrina Imbler

To Protest a Feared Extradition Bill, Hongkongers Turn to Mooncakes

The Tuscan Town Famous for Anarchists, Marble, and Lard

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Redpath Sugar Refinery Museum

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.
The Gamble room.
Place

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
These sockeyes are ready to spawn.
Meats & Animal Products

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.
Meats & Animal Products

Torta del Casar

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.
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Stories

The gleaming FEBO <em>automatiek</em> dispenses burgers, fries, and croquettes.

After Automats Died in New York, They Flourished in the Netherlands

The "waiterless" restaurants were once iconic symbols of the Big Apple.
BY Quinn Hargitai
Pai Tavytera and Kaiowa leaders and representatives assemble to discuss stevia and biopiracy.

The Indigenous Tribes Fighting to Reclaim Stevia From Coca-Cola

Guaraní have long cultivated the plant, which they introduced to a world hungry for natural sweeteners.
BY Eric J. Wallace
Storehouses like this one stored both sweet potatoes and valuables.

The World’s Only Traditional Māori Garden Was Made From Memories

Once gardens, then a garbage dump, then back to gardens.
BY Anne Ewbank
A design for the rebooted Doggie Diner that Atchley hopes to build.

The Quest to Revive the Bay Area's Fabled Doggie Diners

One man is determined to get these giant dachshunds smiling down on customers once more.
BY Matthew Taub
On the left, one of the dishes on Tour de Gastro: Mole blanco at La Morada. Here, it covers a chile relleno.

Introducing Tour de Gastro

Join us on a culinary scavenger hunt across New York City.
BY Sam O'Brien
A book-and-skull, <em>memento-mori</em> cake.

These Made-to-Order Cakes Look Like Beautiful Nightmares

Meet English baker 'Annabel Lecter.'
BY Eric J. Wallace
Kōlam festivals are one of the few remaining opportunities to showcase this slowly fading tradition.
How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice

Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”

BY Rohini Chaki