Desserts | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/desserts/RSS feed for DessertsenFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Eating Challenges Are All the Rage. But When Was the Last Time You Saw Someone Eat a Mutton Shoulder Bone?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/eating-challenges-are-all-rage-when-last-time-saw-someone-eat-mutton-shoulder-bone-180988088/Even before the internet, overindulgence was something of a spectator sport for those who reveled in gastronomic gloryFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/eating-challenges-are-all-rage-when-last-time-saw-someone-eat-mutton-shoulder-bone-180988088/Fancy a Kulfi? From Granita to Queso Helado, Cool Down With These Seven Frozen Desserts Found Around the Worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/fancy-a-kulfi-from-granita-to-queso-helado-cool-down-with-these-seven-frozen-desserts-found-around-the-world-180987106/Shaved ice, stretchy ice cream and other cold treats can transport you in time and placeThu, 07 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/fancy-a-kulfi-from-granita-to-queso-helado-cool-down-with-these-seven-frozen-desserts-found-around-the-world-180987106/The TikTok-Famous Dubai Chocolate Traces Its Origins to the 13th-Century Middle Easthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-tiktok-famous-dubai-chocolate-traces-its-origins-to-the-13th-century-middle-east-180986367/Generation Z is putting its own spin on knafeh, a dish first designed to quash a caliph's hunger pangsFri, 04 Apr 2025 16:30:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-tiktok-famous-dubai-chocolate-traces-its-origins-to-the-13th-century-middle-east-180986367/Meet the Black Inventor Who Developed the Ice Cream Scoop, Revolutionizing a Beloved Frozen Treathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-black-inventor-who-developed-the-ice-cream-scoop-revolutionizing-a-beloved-frozen-treat-180985886/While working as a porter, Alfred L. Cralle witnessed how hard it was to serve ice cream cones one-handed. He saved the day with his mold and disher tool, patented on this day in 1897Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-black-inventor-who-developed-the-ice-cream-scoop-revolutionizing-a-beloved-frozen-treat-180985886/For A Young City, Scottsdale’s Art and Culture Goes Deephttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/for-a-young-city-scottsdales-art-and-culture-goes-deep-180985706/From iconic architecture to indigenous culinary traditions, Scottsdale's arts and culture scene is thrivingMon, 27 Jan 2025 21:43:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/for-a-young-city-scottsdales-art-and-culture-goes-deep-180985706/The Rebellious History of Mooncakes, the Note-Passing Dessert That Liberated Chinahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-rebellious-history-of-mooncakes-the-note-passing-dessert-that-liberated-china-180985046/During Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese around the world eat the miniature molded and filled cakes to wish their families wealth and happinessThu, 12 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-rebellious-history-of-mooncakes-the-note-passing-dessert-that-liberated-china-180985046/The Boozy History of Baba au Rhumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/boozy-history-of-baba-au-rhum-180984722/The French are known for their pastries, but few desserts garner as much attention as this dried-out cake resuscitated with rumThu, 18 Jul 2024 13:09:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/boozy-history-of-baba-au-rhum-180984722/Archaeologists Discover 19th-Century Chocolate Factory in Barcelonahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-have-discovered-a-lauded-1800s-chocolate-factory-in-barcelona-180983807/Housed in a medieval mansion, the workshop once produced sweets for Clemente Guardia, a thriving Catalonian chocolatierTue, 20 Feb 2024 21:16:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-have-discovered-a-lauded-1800s-chocolate-factory-in-barcelona-180983807/You Can Eat These Sculptures at Tate Britainhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-eat-part-of-this-upcoming-feminist-exhibition-at-the-tate-modern-180983126/"An Edible Family in a Mobile Home" features life-size figures sculpted from cookies and cakeTue, 24 Oct 2023 20:26:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-eat-part-of-this-upcoming-feminist-exhibition-at-the-tate-modern-180983126/The Quest to Save the World’s Most Coveted Chocolatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/quest-save-worlds-most-coveted-chocolate-180982703/For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweetWed, 06 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/quest-save-worlds-most-coveted-chocolate-180982703/