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Many of the musicians on the circuit, such as Tina Turner, right, became superstars later in their careers.

Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers

It's where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.

BY Adrian Miller

Places to Eat & Drink

Whanganui, New Zealand

Jackson's Rēwena Bread

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

A guide speaking about Estonian tea traditions.

Varnja, Estonia

Samovar House

Learn to drink tea like an Estonian at this museum.

Sirocco

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

Museum of Hangovers from outside

Zagreb, Croatia

Muzej Mamurluka (Museum of Hangovers)

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

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Fruits & Vegetables

Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.

Chocolate-y foam—but not that chocolate.

Chocolate-atole

This traditional drink is made with a little-known variety of cacao.

Fruits & Vegetables

Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

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Stories

Climbing date trees can be a perilous task.

How Baghdad’s Backyards Are Bringing Back Iraqi Dates

A company is using garden trees to revive an ancient industry.

BY Charlie Metcalfe

The combination of starchy filler and meat yielded a crispy patty with a soft center.

6 Historical Burgers to Make for July 4th

Boozy fillings, peanut butter toppings, and other interesting recipes of yore.

Traditional pitorro was once hard to find on the mainland.

The Mainland Distilleries Proudly Making Puerto Rico’s Beloved, Illicit Moonshine

Pitorro is imbued with a history of resistance.

BY Samuel Lin-Sommer

Four intriguing pizza styles from across the United States.

America's Most Obscure Regional Pizza Styles

Do you want a slice of American cheese on that?

BY Alex Mayyasi & Daniel Bromfield

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: Indigenous Fare Crossword

Pearl meat is the ear-shaped adductor muscle in a pearl oyster.

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.

The Gladstone, a desi pub, on Sanctuary Street and Lant Street.

The Triumphant Story of Britain's Desi Pubs

Once places of refuge, these Anglo-Indian bars are now institutions.

BY David Jesudason