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The strip of road is dotted with bakers' stalls.
roadside attractions

The Rare, Sweet Bread That Brings Road-Trippers to a Small Georgian Village

Nazuki, a traditional Easter bread, has become a year-round specialty in Surami.
Rowan Twine April 11, 2024
Somerville, Massachusetts

Yafa Bakery & Café

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.
The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, has gained some ground in the United States.
graveyards

7 Unexpected Easter Traditions

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?
April White March 22, 2024
Tampa, Florida

La Segunda Central Bakery

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.
Madfouna from North Africa ❘
food

10 Dishes Worth Booking a Trip Around

See the world through your stomach.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Donkey Burger from China
food

Around the World in 10 Sandwiches

A food everyone loves is also a dish almost every culture has made their own.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Paris, France

Chez Aline

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.
stores

Podcast: Tiny Bread Box

Trek through rural Vermont to find what is perhaps the cutest and most filling micro-store.
The Podcast Team November 15, 2023
Ovelgönne Bread Roll
Hamburg, Germany

Ovelgönne Bread Roll

Dating back to the Pre-Roman Iron Age, this piece of bread is Europe's oldest surviving formed bakery product.
List

A Global Tour of Bakeries With Fascinating Histories

From Slovenian pastries on an island to Bukharan Jewish sweets in Queens, these places work wonders with flour, sugar, and salt.
Diana Hubbell August 25, 2023
Hong Kong

Bakehouse

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.
Krantz baking
Berlin, Germany

Babka & Kranz

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to Eating Through Maine

Dig into some of the best the Pine Tree State has to offer.
Amadou Ly at ALF Bakery.
bread

Meet the West African Baker Reshaping French Pastry

Amadou Ly is working wonders in laminated dough.
Diana Hubbell June 8, 2023
Though the concha and <em>melonpan</em> look very similar, some scholars think that they were invented independently.
food

Ever Spotted a Doppelgänger Food?

Your favorite dish may have a mysterious twin.
Sam Lin-Sommer February 27, 2023
Vernon, Vermont

Tiny Bread Box

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
museums

Podcast: Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

What is it like to have a radical puppet collective as a neighbor?
A farmer in Ethiopia cradles a handful of maslin, mixed grains including different varieties of wheat and barley that are grown together.
science

This Nearly Lost Ancient Grain Tradition Could Be the Future of Farming

A past global staple you've never heard of, maslins are poised for a comeback.
Gemma Tarlach October 13, 2022