Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps
(via Atlas Obscura) The vegetable is a reminder of the legacy of dispossession.
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Food
The Poetry-Loving Cook Who Fed Detroit’s Soul
(via Atlas Obscura) With a 35-cent-meal restaurant and other charities, Mother Waddles was “a one-woman war on poverty.”
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The Deep Roots of the Vegetable That ‘Took Over the World’
(via Atlas Obscura) A study digs up the origin of the single species that gives us turnips, bok choy, broccoli
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Meet the Indispensable Bagel Rollers of NYC
(via Atlas Obscura) A machine still can’t provide a schmear experience up to New York standards.
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11 Refreshing Facts about Gelato
(via mental_floss) Italy deserves major kudos for the culinary gifts—pizza, pasta, and pesto, to name a few—it has bestowed upon
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At Pizza Pacaya, the Oven Is an Active Volcano
(via Atlas Obscura) Chef David García’s secret ingredient is lava.
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Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 ‘Lost’ Varieties
(via Atlas Obscura) Tom Brown’s retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.
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The Historic Russian Recipe That Turns Apples Into Marshmallows
(via Atlas Obscura) Disarmingly simple, pastila is lighter than air.
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Los Angeles Is Covered in Delicious Fruit and No One Is Eating It
(via Atlas Obscura) A story of immigrant populations, gentrification, and the free loquat bonanza.
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A Brief History of the Cheez-It
(via Smithsonian) America’s iconic orange cracker turns 100 this year
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12 Delicious Doughnuts From Around the World
(via Mental Floss) When most people think of doughnuts, they picture a ring of deep-fried dough with a hole in
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Novelty Foods From the Past 20 Years
(via Mental Floss) A lot has changed in the past 20 years, including the foods we like to eat (and
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