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Muusers adapted a WWII-era recipe to make this tulip bulb soup.

Tulip Bulb Soup: the Dutch Dish Born From Tough Times

Invented during World War II, it's now on some trendy menus.

BY Diana Hubbell
Fuki is a perennial plant that, once established, is extremely resilient. Almost 80 years after the Tashme camp closed, it grows wild in lush fields spread across the Sunshine Valley.

Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps

The vegetable is a reminder of the legacy of dispossession.

BY Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

The Poetry-Loving Cook Who Fed Detroit's Soul

The Chef Fighting Mass Incarceration With Food

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Places to Eat & Drink

The heated lava rocks bake the pizza.
San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala

Pizza Pacaya

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.
The grill is always going at Bantyii.
Dakar, Senegal

Bantyii Dibiterie

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.
Napa, California

The Cayetano Juárez Adobe

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.
Wellington, New Zealand

Hiakai

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.
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Stories

Hamer (left) attending a Congressional session on a Mississippi election that disenfranchised Black voters.

The Civil Rights Icon Who Saw Freedom in Farming

Fannie Lou Hamer viewed co-ops as the foundation of political power.
BY Mayukh Sen
Gospel singers, clad in red, for an Arizona Juneteenth celebration.

Introducing Gastro Obscura's Juneteenth Series

Celebrate Emancipation with stories of food and Black liberation.
BY Michael Twitty, Guest Editor
One of 15 pub cats at the Bag of Nails.

Inside England's Accidental Cat Pub

Feline fans flock to the Bag of Nails, to the surprise of the owner.
BY Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
A field of northwestern Spain's beloved grelos is just one of the many permutations of <em>Brassica rapa</em>.

The Deep Roots of the Vegetable That ‘Took Over the World’

A study digs up the origin of the single species that gives us turnips, bok choy, broccoli rabe, and more.
BY Gemma Tarlach
A fresh batch of sesame bagels are removed from the oven at H&H Bagels in New York.

Meet the Indispensable Bagel Rollers of NYC

A machine still can't provide a schmear experience up to New York standards.
BY Emily Wilson
Ramps appear in early spring across the eastern United States.

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.
BY Amanda Gokee
Get a Taste of the Upcoming Gastro Obscura Book

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BY Dylan Thuras