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A Guide to the Gingers of the World

A Guide to the Gingers of the World

It's spicier than you might expect.

By Andrew Coletti
Unofficial McDonald’s Museum
A half-smoke sausage from Weenie Beenie
The first Pizza Hut is really more of a house.
Yo quiero Taco Bell.
The World’s Largest Corn Dog is a 30-foot-long fiberglass structure on the roof of the Original Pronto Pup.

18 Fast-Food Landmarks Worth the Pilgrimage

From the teeniest Taco Bell to a 14-foot-tall Big Mac, the highways lead to all sorts of drive-thru curiosities.


The Sweet Second Life of Creole Cream Cheese


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Birmingham, Michigan
Hunter House Hamburgers

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

Kyoto, Japan
L’Escamoteur

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

Names on the bartop.
Cave City, Kentucky
The Dive

A watering hole where regulars who have ordered 500 beers have their names etched on the bar in gold.

Cacio e pepe lasagna combines two classics.
Rome, Italy
C'è Pasta... E Pasta!

Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.

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An Aglamesis nectar soda.
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Nectar Soda

This pretty pink drink is a Cincinnati specialty.

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Tiquira

This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.
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Maultaschen

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

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Pont

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

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Inside London’s Gorgeously Curated ‘Art Restaurants’

Fine art meets fine dining.

By Anne Ewbank
The Fantastic, Fading Retro Diners of Hong Kong

Today, cha chaan tengs face steep competition from modern coffee shops and fast food.

By Austin Bush
Pizza di Beridde is always slightly burnt.
Rome’s Sweet ‘Pizza’ Is a Symbol of Jewish Perseverance

Pizza di Beridde is a cookie-like treat that preserved Jewish identity in the face of oppression.

By Vittoria Traverso
At Azucena Zapoteca, the mole chichilo is made with ingredients like chilhuacle chiles, burnt tortilla ash, and chochoyote dumplings.
Oaxaca’s ‘Mystical’ Mole of Mourning

Smoky, bitter, and complex, mole chichilo is flavored by grief.

By Sam O'Brien
There’s No Right Way to Say ‘Taco’

An exploration of the ways our tongues—and our pride—twist around foreign words, and what that says about how we want to be seen.

By Dan Nosowitz
Berza gitana is one of the exemplary dishes of Gitano cuisine.
How Gitano Cuisine Found a Home in Andalusia

The food of Spain's Romani people is richly flavored by history and music.

By Vera Armus
David “Mas” Masumoto’s Adopt-a-Tree program has helped preserve heirloom stone fruit.
Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit

How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.

By Sarah Lohman

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