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The Quest to Find a Lost Arctic Explorer’s Buried Soup
In 1900, Baron Eduard von Toll buried a cache of food in the Arctic to aid a lengthy expedition and despite attempts to locate it, the store went undiscovered until 1973. They big surprise? The contents remained edible, preserved by the Arctic permafrost for over 70 years: “a box with 48 cans of cabbage soup, […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Highlight, Quotes
Stovetop Revenge
Black women take power where they can find it, and sometimes that’s in a pot of hot, skin-searing grits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Science Says Life is Better in Intentional Communities
Intentional communities are a prophylactic against the plague of loneliness and a gateway to a meaningful life.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Before You Eat or Drink Anything, Ask An Expert
Now tat certified taste experts specialize in a range of foods, from hot sauce to honey, is taste becoming too codified?
Posted inFood, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Bagels are the Best Ring-Shaped Breakfast Food and I Will Brook No Other Opinion
I love bagels, but not as as much as Lloyd Squires loves bagels.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Food, Highlight, Quotes
Consider Who Can Afford the Oyster
If the personal is political, then food is political — and food writing should be, too.
Posted inNonfiction
The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2019
The original reporting, personal essays, columns, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
Posted inNonfiction
Soli/dairy/ty
As a nursing mother newly exposed to the harsh realities of milk production, Liza Monroy reconsiders the dairy cow, and questions the meaning of compassion.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction
Eating to America
When Naz Riahi was 9, she escaped tragedy in Iran only to be confronted by a cruel new world in America. Food became her solace and her tool for assimilating.
