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In this salad, rice gets topped with pinches of toasted coconut, dried fish, finely-sliced herbs and vegetables, bean sprouts, a tiny knot of noodles, crushed black pepper and dried chili. 
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With fat chunks of crab meat swimming in a lush coconut milk curry, it's no wonder this dish is so popular.
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Inside Sacré-Coeur Hospital lies an unassuming lab that peers into the mysteries of our sleeping minds.
Inside Montréal’s ‘Dream and Nightmare Laboratory’
Team Kwe's 2024 sculpture “Wenabozho and Dadibaajimad Journey on the River of Souls,” illustrating a traditional Ojibwe story of two figures—Wenabozho and his brother Dadibaajimad—on an otherworldly journey.
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Each fall, amorous male tarantulas prowl the Colorado plains in search of mates, who may or may not kill them.
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Cevapčići at Sarajevo ‘84
Piran, Slovenia
Sarajevo ‘84

This delicious Bosnian barbecue restaurant celebrates the diverse cuisine of Slovenia.

In this salad, rice gets topped with pinches of toasted coconut, dried fish, finely-sliced herbs and vegetables, bean sprouts, a tiny knot of noodles, crushed black pepper and dried chili. 
Yala, Thailand
Thai-Islam Phochana

Start your day with sticky rice sweets and aromatic curries at this classic Thai-Muslim breakfast spot.

With fat chunks of crab meat swimming in a lush coconut milk curry, it's no wonder this dish is so popular.
Phuket Town, Thailand
Raya

Feast on coconut crab curry at one of Thailand’s only outposts of Baba cuisine.

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Kanomwaan Pakee

Make a beeline to this rural outpost for one of Thailand’s rarest desserts.

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Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

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A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.

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Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.

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In the original Dracula novel, the count is able to bite Lucy only after her necklace of garlic flowers is removed.
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All-natural monster repellent for spooky season might lurk in your kitchen.

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This depiction of a skull-faced candymaker was a direct response to the Bradford poisonings.
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From unsolved candy crimes to treats eaten only at funerals, these stories are bittersweet.

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The food of southern Thailand is immensely diverse and delicious.
Gastro Obscura’s 12 Essential Places to Eat in Southern Thailand

From incendiary fish curries to rare desserts to sublime fried chicken, here are some of the best places to dine across the region.

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Bottles range from bourbon to whiskey to gin.
The Return of 'The Squadron Bottle,' a San Francisco Tradition

Anyone with a military ID can have a shot at this famed bar.

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The medallions are heavier than they look.
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Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.

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