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American Food Traditions That Started as Marketing Ploys

Your grandma didn't invent that recipe.
September 30, 2024
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‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle

In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.
September 18, 2024
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What Researchers Learned From the World’s Oldest Cookbook

Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.
September 11, 2024
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caffeine

The Ancient, Astonishing History of Yerba Mate

From centuries-old sacred rituals to energy drinks, one psychoactive plant has spread throughout the globe.
August 30, 2024
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food fights

The Biggest Sports Rivalries This Year Are Between National Foods

Kielbasa vs. Fondue: Choose your fighter.
August 2, 2024
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feast

Remembering the World’s First ‘Cold-Storage Banquet’

At the turn of the 20th century, the concept of a refrigerated feast was terrifying.
July 12, 2024
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ancient foods

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Athens

What’s old is new again in Greece’s dynamic, ancient polis.
July 1, 2024
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mcdonalds

One Photographer’s Quest to Document McDonald’s in More Than 50 Countries

Gary He covered tens of thousands of miles to see the Golden Arches on six continents.
June 25, 2024
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Behind the Scenes at the James Beard Media Awards

Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.
June 17, 2024
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Why We Tell Bees About Death

The connection between apiarists and funeral rites stretches back centuries.
June 13, 2024
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sushi

Why Fresh Fish Isn't Always Best

More restaurants are dry-aging their seafood, for concentrated flavor and enhanced texture.
April 29, 2024
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tomatoes

Would You Eat This Purple Tomato?

This fruit owes its luminous violet shade to snapdragon flower DNA.
March 27, 2024
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pasta

Cream. Clams. Why Carbonara Once Looked Very Different

In his debut cookbook, Dan Pashman busts pasta myths alongside delicious, unorthodox recipes.
March 19, 2024
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cookbooks

The Revolution Begins in the Cookbook Store

Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.
March 11, 2024
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ancient egypt

Ancient Egyptians Celebrated the Feast of Drunkenness with Blood-Red Beer

One of history's earliest mixed drinks was made to appease a ferocious goddess.
February 26, 2024
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pollution

Brooklyn’s ‘River Hag’ Searches for Life in One of America's Most Toxic Waterways

Greenpoint's Newtown Creek was the site of one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.
February 2, 2024
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seeds

Meet the Man Telling Stories in Miniature on Seeds

Artist Sergey Jivetin engraves incredibly detailed works using a microscope.
January 3, 2024
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year in wonder 2023

2023 Was a Year Full of Mysteries

Our favorite tales of puzzles and perplexities.
December 29, 2023
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year in wonder 2023

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Recipes of 2023

Feast on real-life zombie fungus and tiger tail ice cream.
December 28, 2023
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feast

Eat This Filipino Feast with Your Hands

The kamayan, also known as a boodle fight, has a long, curious history.
December 4, 2023
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holiday

The Ultimate Gastro Obscura Gift Guide

Our favorite food gifts your loved ones don’t already have.
November 30, 2023
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chinatown

Feast on 2,000 Years of Chinese Culinary History

Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Invitation to a Banquet' is a delicious tour de force.
November 7, 2023
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fragrant foods

Ancient Egyptians May Have Spiced Their Mummies

Most ingredients in embalming perfumes were good enough to eat.
October 25, 2023
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chefs

The Joy of Third-Culture Cooking

Chef Jon Kung wants you to make spaghetti with lion's head meatballs.
October 16, 2023