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What Are a Dozen Bottles of Bordeaux Doing in Space?

It's for science, promise.

November 7, 2019

dictator food projects

Hitler’s Secret Antarctic Expedition for Whales

Whales meant margarine, and margarine meant victory.

November 6, 2019

The Liquor-Soaked Devil Shrines of Bolivia's Deadliest Mine

In the heart of the Andes, Catholic miners also pray to satanic statues.

October 25, 2019

Italy's Only Malaysian Food Truck Draws an Unlikely Crowd: Italians

Justin Yip's satay is winning over nationalistic eaters.

October 17, 2019

America's 'Diner Man' Is Donating His Life’s Work to the Henry Ford Museum

Half a century of menus, matchboxes, and postcards finds a home.

October 10, 2019

The Gaelic World’s Last Great Bird Hunt

Just 10 men are permitted to hunt and pickle 2,000 young seabirds on a desolate island each year.

September 27, 2019

Why Bear Fat Makes for Better Baking

This niche practice was commonplace in North America for centuries.

September 20, 2019

Eat Like an English Peasant With This Medieval Cookbook

It makes peasant food pleasant.

September 12, 2019

How American Gunboat Diplomacy Helped Democratize Japanese Shaved Ice

One show of force had a cooling effect on Japanese summers.

September 5, 2019

The World's First Piranha Ramen Is No Joke

It did start as one, though.

August 29, 2019

How a Banana-Chicken Casserole Defined Swedish Cuisine

The recipe for "Flying Jacob" was the improvised creation of an air-freight worker.

August 26, 2019

The Soup That Stopped a War

This two-ingredient dish allegedly halted religious conflict, and is still cherished today.

August 15, 2019

Scientists Distilled Moonshine With Rye Grown in Chernobyl's Dead Zone

The local grain tested positive for radioactivity.

August 12, 2019

Fresh Produce, Brought to You by Robots

A family-owned market in California is now selling robot-reared leafy greens.

The Fruitcake Prison Break That Reshaped Irish History

You'll never guess this dessert's key ingredient.

The Pirate Who Penned the First English-Language Guacamole Recipe

William Dampier's food-writing firsts included the use of the words "barbecue" and "chopsticks."