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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Sweet and Sticky History of the Date

by Seyward Darby November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

“Throughout the Middle East, the versatile fruit has been revered since antiquity. How will it fare in a changing world?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Inside the Secretive, Semi-Illicit, High Stakes World of WhatsApp Mango Importing

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 3, 2021October 19, 2022

“Customs restrictions, high transport costs, and a short shelf life have made the world’s greatest mangoes — grown in Pakistan — difficult to come by in the U.S.”

a pineapple between two hamsters, against an orange background
Posted inFeatured, History, Nonfiction, Quotes

This Essay is the Very Pineapple of Writing

by michelleweber April 30, 2018October 19, 2022

This is the most important pineapple-themed essay you’ll read today.

two perfect watermelons on pedestals at japan's famed sembikiya fruit store
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes

Yes, We Do Have Bananas Today (For the Bargain Price of $17)

by michelleweber March 29, 2017October 19, 2022

For Roads & Kingdoms, Bianca Bosker explores the world of high-end Japanese fruit: $500 strawberries and $27,000 melons.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why Should a Melon Cost as Much as a Car?

by michelleweber March 29, 2017October 19, 2022

Japan’s high-end fruit market elevates produce to works of art.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

John Jeremiah Sullivan Discovers the Secret of the Quince

by heymarkarms May 12, 2014October 19, 2022

The quinces were weird. We didn’t know what to make of them, figuratively or literally. Did people eat them? They could have come from space. In fact on Sesame Street there used to be a skit that involved two aliens. They couldn’t reach the fruit on their planet’s fruit trees. One alien was too short, […]

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