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Andrew Coletti

Gastro Obscura Editorial Fellow. I make videos on food history for TikTok and Instagram at @passtheflamingo (because the Ancient Romans ate flamingos).

www.instagram.com/passtheflamingo

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Make This Fallout Shelter–Friendly 1960s Ham Spread

The author of this recipe hoped you would never need it.

October 13, 2023

What Would You Eat in a Cold War Fallout Shelter?

Nuclear war readiness meant stocking the pantry and recipes for canned ham salad.

October 6, 2023

The Forgotten Dessert Loved by a Roaring '20s 'It Girl'

When life gives you marshmallows, turn them into marlow.

October 2, 2023

How Poisonous Fruit Pits Became Irresistible to Humans

These plants make cyanide.

September 25, 2023

Eat Like an Ancient Greek Philosopher

Before attending third-century dinner parties, readers consulted this “marvelous feast of words.”

September 25, 2023

Make 19th-Century 'Neapolitan Pizza' for Dessert

This "exquisite" recipe comes from the book that created our modern concept of Italian food.

September 20, 2023

artificial intelligence

Would You Trust AI to Help You Forage?

Before you buy a plant field guide, make sure it wasn’t written by a computer. No, seriously.

September 7, 2023

This Book Created Italian Food as We Know It

In the early days of unified Italy, Pellegrino Artusi helped forge a national cuisine.

September 1, 2023

What Is a Bay Leaf, Exactly?

There are at least six different answers.

August 28, 2023

The Magic of Thailand’s Culinary Candle

The fragrant smoke of tian op perfumes royal Thai desserts.

How Spaghetti Squash Squiggled Its Way Onto American Tables

It took a shift in food culture for consumers to embrace the "noodle plant."

controversial cuisine

We've Been Debating Foie Gras Since Ancient Times

Early Egyptians and Greeks force-fed geese, ducks, and hyenas.

January 18, 2018