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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
Salt & Straw Wants You to Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavors

Salt & Straw Wants You to Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavors

In his new cookbook, Tyler Malek wants you—yes, you!—to go off-script with fish sauce caramel and pandan cilantro scoops.

By Diana Hubbell

What Kinds of Pasta Are There in India?


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Places to Eat & Drink

This fried chicken is one of Bangkok’s most famous.
Bangkok, Thailand
Gai Tord Jae Kee

Bangkok’s most beloved fried chicken spot lets its garlic-burrowed birds do the talking.

Chefs Aruss Lerlerstkull and Atcharaporn Kiatthanawat lean into regional traditions.
Bangkok, Thailand
Charmgang

This neon-lit back-alley spot deals in good vibes and curries that pack a punch.

The khao soi at Gedhawa comes with a rich, coconutty broth.
Bangkok, Thailand
Gedhawa

For more than 30 years, this stalwart has been one of the few restaurants in Bangkok specializing in northern Thai cuisine.

At Nai Mong Hoi Thod, the oyster omelet is worth waiting for.
Bangkok, Thailand
Nai Mong Hoi Thod

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.

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Food & Drink

An Aglamesis nectar soda.
Drinks
Nectar Soda

This pretty pink drink is a Cincinnati specialty.

Drinks
Tiquira

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

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen

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

Drinks
Pont

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

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Stories


The Los Angeles Breakfast Club celebrated its centennial this year.
Raise a Toast to L.A.'s Century-Old Breakfast Club

Angelenos get up at dawn for fun, friendship, and eggs.

By Shannon Brown
At Ulele, ask for an order of Florida Native Chili “loaded” and it will come topped with mild shredded cheese, red onions and diced jalapenos.
Gator, Boar, and Venison? Inside the Boldest Bowl of Chili in Florida.

This recipe is one-part familiar, one-part exotic, and 100% delicious.

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Sometimes, even fantastical flavors are rooted in reality.
What Does a Galaxy Taste Like?

Exploring how flavor chemists, or "flavorists," create imaginative—and imaginary—flavors.

By Anne Ewbank
Make Nowruz Magic With Samanu

Eat the spring.

By Andrew Coletti
Puzant Torigian holds a head of lettuce in a Texas field.
One Man’s Lifelong Quest to Create a Lettuce Cigarette

To help people quit smoking, Puzant Torigian put his life savings (and lungs) on the line.

By Mark Hay
The flavor and hue of the syrup depends on many factors, including minerals, bacteria, and time of harvest.
For Nova Scotians, Local Maple Syrup Is a Disappearing Pleasure

Sweet with notes of pine and ocean, the unique delight is under threat.

By Sarah Lohman
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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