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Anne Ewbank

Anne Ewbank is Gastro Obscura's senior associate editor. Get in touch at anne.ewbank@atlasobscura.com

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The Myth and Mystery of Scotland's Wild Haggis

The creature is said to be the source of the iconic Scottish dish.

January 15, 2019

How £100 Bought an Obscure British Actor 224 Years of Cake and Fame

Thespians, writers, and princes all dined on Baddeley cake.

January 4, 2019

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Ring in the New Year With a Good Luck Pig

Whether roast pork or marzipan, a pig is a symbol of good fortune.

December 31, 2018

Toasting Your Friends Once Involved Actual Toast

As in crispy bread.

December 26, 2018

When the Christmas Plant Was a Pepper, Not a Poinsettia

Chilis were once holiday must-haves.

December 20, 2018

Why Hungarians Make the World's Most Beautiful Gingerbread

Christmas, Easter, and weddings all call for the spicy dough.

December 19, 2018

Five Siblings Run the U.S.'s Only Baijiu Distillery in Their Mom's Backyard

Only in Portland.

December 17, 2018

Why a Minnesota Pastor Wrote an Obituary for a Lutefisk Dinner

RIP Faith Lutheran Scandinavian Dinner, 1947-2017.

December 6, 2018

The Historians Cooking Up Mythical Beasts

Making a cokentryce calls for needle, thread, and a lot of meat.

November 27, 2018

Why One Australian Island Celebrates Thanksgiving

There's pumpkin pie, but also multiple banana dishes.

November 21, 2018

When People Panicked Over Pink Peppercorns

They're not even really pepper.

November 16, 2018

What Does It Take to Breed a New Honeybee?

One monk bred a "superbee."

November 14, 2018

Why an English Museum Has a Collection of Magic Potatoes

Touch of the rheumatiz? Try carrying around a purloined spud.

November 7, 2018

The World's Largest Hot Sauce Collection Might Be in an Arizona Living Room

8,600 bottles and counting.

November 2, 2018

When ‘Dumb Suppers’ Were a Halloween Love Ritual

To see into the future, young women held mystical meals.

October 30, 2018

Decoding (Most of) an 18th-Century 'Riddle Menu'

Our readers offer up their answers and theories.

October 26, 2018

How Curry Became a Japanese Naval Tradition

Ships and submarines have their own unique recipes.

October 25, 2018

Ancient Greek Funerals Were Decked Out in Celery

It was a powerful symbol of death—and victory.

October 23, 2018

Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries

Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.

October 22, 2018

The Pyrotechnic Ice-Cream Parades of the Nobel Prize Banquet

Once, there was even an official ice cream.

October 16, 2018

Help Atlas Obscura Solve a Curious 18th-Century Riddle Menu

No one was really eating "quintessence of Toes" back then.

October 9, 2018

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

October 8, 2018

The Life and Times of a Japanese Candy Artist

She brought the rare, age-old art to Epcot and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

October 2, 2018

How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.

September 28, 2018