TristanG's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
TristanG's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Saint-Malo, France
Grilled Bee Honeycomb With Larvae
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Grilled Bee Honeycomb With Larvae

The Laotian street food is mildly sweet and surprisingly juicy.
Gastro Obscura
Added by trevorxtravesty
Lancashire Butter Pie
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.
Gastro Obscura
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup

Congealed and sliced, the ferric addition is known for its purported health benefits.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Cornish Pasty
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Gastro Obscura
Added by tamsuleiman
Năsal Cheese
Gastro Obscura
Story
Meats & Animal Products

Năsal Cheese

In a Romanian village, a cave's unique conditions produce a rare, funky cheese.
Gastro Obscura
cecilyannwong Added by cecilyannwong
Canastra Cheese
Gastro Obscura
Story
Meats & Animal Products

Canastra Cheese

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.
Gastro Obscura
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Lancashire Hotpot
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
Gastro Obscura
Madmerlined Added by Madmerlined
Sea Grapes
Gastro Obscura
Story
Fruits & Vegetables

Sea Grapes

This "green caviar" is vegetarian friendly.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Chatham Artillery Punch
Gastro Obscura
Story
Drinks

Chatham Artillery Punch

"As a vanquisher of men its equal has never been found."
Gastro Obscura
Added by naatax3
Jamaican Irish Moss Drink
Gastro Obscura
Story
Drinks

Jamaican Irish Moss Drink

Drinking algae has never been sexier.
Gastro Obscura
cecilyannwong Added by cecilyannwong
Chocolate Pudding Fruit
Gastro Obscura
Story
Fruits & Vegetables

Chocolate Pudding Fruit

This fruit can also count as dessert.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Tutankhamun Ale
Gastro Obscura
Story
Drinks

Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.
Gastro Obscura
Alex Mayyasi Added by Alex Mayyasi
Khorkhog
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Khorkhog

The true Mongolian barbecue.
Gastro Obscura
Alex Mayyasi Added by Alex Mayyasi
Salema Porgy
Gastro Obscura
Story
Meats & Animal Products

Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Blue-Green Algae
Gastro Obscura
Story
Ingredients & Condiments

Blue-Green Algae

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Boucan
Gastro Obscura
Story

Boucan

This grill defined a new breed of pirates.
Gastro Obscura
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
St. Louis-Style Pizza
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

St. Louis-Style Pizza

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
White BBQ Sauce
Gastro Obscura
Story
Ingredients & Condiments

White BBQ Sauce

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Stroganina
Gastro Obscura
Story
Meats & Animal Products

Stroganina

This is Siberia's sashimi, a simple delicacy born in one of the world’s coldest climes.
Gastro Obscura
Susie Armitage Added by Susie Armitage
Purén White Strawberry
Gastro Obscura
Story
Fruits & Vegetables

Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
Gastro Obscura
Mark Johanson Added by Mark Johanson
Fugu
Gastro Obscura
Story
Meats & Animal Products

Fugu

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Barbecued Mutton
Gastro Obscura
Story
Prepared Foods

Barbecued Mutton

The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.
Gastro Obscura
Added by wfraize
Raindrop Cake
Gastro Obscura
Story
Sweets

Raindrop Cake

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.
Gastro Obscura
Added by trevorxtravesty
Pizza Ebraica
Gastro Obscura
Story
Sweets

Pizza Ebraica

This cookie is found only in Rome's Jewish quarter.
Gastro Obscura
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel