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Where Did Katniss Get Its Name?
The tuber that gave its name to the heroine of the Hunger Games books has its roots in an era when European explorers met native Americans
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More Fruits Worth a Voyage Around the World
Pawpaws are scarcely cultivated and even more rarely sold in markets, so pack a machete and a fruit bowl and get thee to the backwoods of Kentucky
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The Stories Behind Five Famous Advertising Characters
Inspired by the Sriracha Flamethrower Grizzly, a look back at some of the great icons of food branding
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Fiddlehead Ferns: How Dangerous is the First Taste of Spring?
The French botanist named 6,700 species in a manic quest for fame. But did his taste for wild foods do him in?
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Quick Takes: Titanic, Rear Window, Orphan Films and A Trip to the Moon Redux
Revisiting James Cameron’s epic blockbuster, once again in theaters, as we also update the news on several recent posts
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Exotic Fruits to Eat Locally When Traveling Globally
The crimson fruits occur by the millions, and fishermen, tequila-sipping cowboys, and even a few tourists take to the desert to pursue the pitahaya
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On the Italian island, marzipan figures—pears, plums, Paschal lambs—are a favorite holiday treat
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What Does Sweetness Sound Like?
Lab experiments show that we associate different sounds with different flavors, and that sounds influence how foods taste
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Double-baked biscuits with a long shelf life were the food of choice for European travelers, and the tins they were packaged in are now collector’s items
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Unmixed feelings about mixed drinks, from the Singapore Sling to the Spritz con Aperol, courtesy of a thirsty traveler
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Making Noise and Selling Ice Cream
Put the bumpy, sour, off-key sound of a mobile ice cream vendor on repeat and play it loud, and you’ve got an infectious earworm
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Indulging in American Basque Cuisine
The Basques followed the sheep from Europe to the western United States and they brought with them their boardinghouse cuisine
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More Brews and Booze from Around the Globe
Ignore everyone and beware of liquid that looks like water—because it’s probably chacha, and in the Republic of Georgia, locals will make you drink it
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The Sound of Success, Mobile Food Truck Edition
What does a folk song have to do with food trucks, Good Humor bars and the Beach Boys?
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S-O-F-T Double E, Mister Softee
A one-man band of an adman recorded an infectious three-minute earworm that will disrupt your sanity this summer
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Meet Food “Information Artist” Douglas Gayeton
The images convey invisible or purposely obfuscated ideas related to food, explained by the experts themselves
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Your Guide to Basquing in the Old West
What are the best restaurants for authentic Basque cuisine?
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Archaeologists may have found the earliest examples of human skull cups
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The author of a new book on bitters explains how they went from medicine to cocktail ingredient
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How our need for convenience is redesigning our food supply
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