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Pretzel: The Crispy Knotted Bread from Europe You Can Make at Home

Pretzels aren't just knot-shaped snacks topped with coarse salt—there's technique and a long history...

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A Practical Guide to Cooking Halal Chinese Cuisine at Home

Want to cook Chinese cuisine at home while keeping it halal? Check out tips on substitute ingredient...

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Culinary Traces of China on Bandung's Peranakan Plate

Chinese-style dishes have long blended into Bandung's palate through bakmi (noodles), kwetiau (flat...

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Pempek, Empal Gentong, and Serabi: Good Fortune Behind the Name

These three Indonesian dishes have names born from unexpected stories, from nicknames for elders to...

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Coffee, Chocolate, and Vanilla: The Quirky Story of Three World Flavor...

Coffee, chocolate, and vanilla each have origin stories full of coincidence and drama, long before t...

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From Croissants to Bakso: Traces of War and Trade on Our Plates

From the Ottoman army's siege to the carts of wandering Chinese traders, it turns out many of our fa...

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Curry, Tacos, and Dim Sum: Wild Stories from Our Ancestors' Kitchens

Curry, tacos, and dim sum turn out to have origin stories far from what we'd imagine, and they're qu...

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World Street Food: Sidewalk Snacks That Went Global

It turns out sidewalk snacks can become a country's culinary ambassador. Let's get acquainted with w...

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Flying Plates: Tracing the World's Food Footprint Through the Spice Ro...

The ancient spice route turned out to be the starting point for many of the world's favorite dishes....

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Popcorn, Bakpao, and Bubble Tea: Quirky Origin Stories

Three of the world's favorite snacks—popcorn, bakpao (Chinese steamed buns), and bubble tea—actually...

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Why Is It Called a Sandwich? The Quirky Story of a Food Born at a Gamb...

Three world-famous foods—the sandwich, the hamburger, and the taco—have surprisingly unexpected orig...

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Batagor, Cuanki, and Baso Tahu: The Quirky Story of Bandung's Snacks

Batagor, cuanki, and baso tahu aren't just street snacks—they're the result of cultural blending bor...

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Bread, Chocolate, and Cheese: The Unexpected Story of Three World-Famo...

Bread, chocolate, and cheese each have a long and surprising history before finally coming together...

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Kue Lapis, Klepon, and Onde-onde: Traces of Cultural Fusion in Indones...

Behind every sweet bite of kue lapis, klepon, and onde-onde lies a long and surprising story of cult...

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From Instant Noodles to Kopi Tubruk (Indonesian Boiled Coffee): World...

Instant noodles, coffee, and chocolate each have a long cross-continental story before finally becom...

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The History of Chocolate: From the Maya's Bitter Drink to the Chocolat...

Before it became everyone's favorite sweet treat, chocolate was once a bitter drink for the Maya and...

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From Kitchen to Civilization: Tracing the Footsteps of Nusantara Spice...

Before becoming everyday kitchen seasonings, Nusantara (Indonesian archipelago) spices were a natura...

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The History of Bread: From Hot Stones in Egypt to Breakfast Tables in...

Bread has accompanied humankind for thousands of years, from flatbread cooked on desert stones in Eg...

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From the Priangan Gardens to Cups Around the World: Tracing the Path o...

It's not just arabica—robusta coffee and Indonesia's local varieties have a long history that has sh...

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The Quirky Origins of Everyday Foods We Rarely Think About

It turns out kerupuk (crackers), kecap (sweet soy sauce), and even bakso (meatballs) have origin sto...