Inspired by the firm belief that spaghetti is far from the ideal shape for pasta, a man set out to...
Food
If you’re not into liquors and probably all taste bad for you, there’s a particular liquor that, apparently, everyone agrees...
Photos of a moldy-looking bun sold on Chinese online marketplace Taobao have been getting a lot of attention on Asian...
In the late 1950s, a school district in Washington’s Yakima Valley received an excess of subsidized cheese. Faced with this...
We are in Nigeria. Kuli-kuli is a popular local snack made from crushed peanuts, a popular crop in several West...
Jacu Bird Coffee is one of the world’s rarest (and most expensive) coffee varieties. It is made from coffee cherries...
Escamol is an ancient dish made with the edible larvae and pupae of two species of ants, known for its...
In Colombia, fast-food restaurants and street-food vendors invent all kinds of sauces and dressings to keep their customers coming back...
Rainbow Bread? Yes. Rainbow Bread. With ice cream? With ice cream. Admit it, you want this. It’s been pretty well...
We are in Taipei. Tucked deep into local night markets, vendors disguise scoops of ice cream as a savory snack....
UK-based Anno Distillers recently launched what it calls the "world’s strongest gin", a spirit so strong that it comes with...
Dumplings come in all shapes and sizes, but have you ever seen any dumplings cuter than those made by Taipei-based...
It’s hard to believe that elephant dung could be the main ingredient of a booze, but that's absolutely true: South...
Chả rươi, or simply "sand worm omelet", is a seasonal Vietnamese dish made with (unsightly) sea worms that some say...
When it comes to unusual and unappetizing-looking holiday dishes, there are few treats out there that can compete with the...
As far as pastries go, these probably win for having the least tasty-sounding English translation. The reason? The French-Canadian Pet...
In some areas of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Berchtold Day, or locally Berchtoldstag, is celebrated on this day, January 2. The...
Around the world, lucky foods for the new year range from collard greens (representing green cash) to long noodles (representing...
Toshikoshi soba (年越し蕎麦), delicious buckwheat noodles, is one of Japan’s unique New Year’s customs. The history of this curious tradition...
When clocks strike midnight on New Year’s Eve many revelers are engaged to pop champagne, set off fireworks, or kiss...
We are in Greece where, on New Year’s Day, a centuries-old tradition is observed in almost every household, that of...
On chilly nights during World War II, there was a potent elixir known as Moose Milk that filled the stomachs...
The Rakfisk dates back to the ancient Scandinavian culturem when peoples needed to store food over a considerable period of...
The oldest sweet shop in England, as its name not by chance suggests, is the oldest sweet shop in England....
Ever seen "carrageenan" at the end of an incomprehensible list of ingredients on the back of your ice cream tub...
Norfolk Island is tiny, both in size and population. It is an Australian territory hundreds of miles from the mainland,...
Apparently, four kinds of pie were traditional for Thanksgiving: mince, cranberry, pumpkin, and a kind called Marlborough, a glorification of...
In Russia, where Christmas was banned in 1928 during Bolshevik rule and not reinstated until 1991, New Year’s Eve has...
Bean soup has been served in the Senate dining room since time immemorial. However, its origins are as murky as...
In the first known cookbook written in the United States, Amelia Simmons’s 1796 American Cookery, you’ll find some recipes that...
