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Fairchild the Gopher welcomes visitors to the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota. A hundred miles to the southeast in Viola, Minnesota, a lesser-known festival, the Gopher Count, happens every June.
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11 Hyper-Local, Unique Summer Activities From Around the World

From trying a pawpaw fruit to attending Minnesota’s gopher count.
Sarah Durn June 2, 2023
Tutti frutti jars provide an ever-changing lineup of flavors and colors.
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This Historic Boozy, Fruity Preserve Is a Celebration of Summer

At a time when preserving produce was essential, tutti frutti jars ensured no bit of fruit went to waste.
Emily Wishingrad August 19, 2022
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Purén White Strawberry

This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
Divine Pine from N. SEA. Oyster Company in Topsail Sound, North Carolina.
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Green Gill Oysters

North Carolina's seasonal delicacy is brought to you by algae.
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Podcast: Looking for Pawpaws

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 25, 2021
List

10 Places to Fall in Love With Fall

Get into the spirit before winter closes its icy grip.
Jonathan Carey November 5, 2021
An aerial view of a massive collection of red chili peppers drying in the sun on October 7, 2019, in Xinjiang, China.
food

The Gobi Desert Is a Red Sea of Chili Peppers

They dry in the sun every autumn in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Reina Gattuso October 9, 2019
A rosette of melon with melon seed juice vinaigrette.
Cavaillon, France

Maison Prévôt

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.
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Nimish

Sweet-makers conjure up this light-as-a-cloud cream pudding on dewy nights in Lucknow, India.
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Baleni Salt

A sacred tree, a secret language, and the labor of generations of women keep an ancient tradition of salt harvesting alive.
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Long Island Cheese Pumpkin

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.
A Divine Pine oyster from N. SEA. Oyster Company in Topsail Sound, North Carolina.
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How North Carolinians Learned to Love Their Green Oysters

The seasonal delicacy was discarded for decades.
Jennifer Rice April 29, 2019
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Chả Rươi

This rare Vietnamese omelet incorporates a seasonal sandworm.
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Federweisser

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.
More advanced birch tapping techniques co-exist with the spigot and bucket method.
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In Alaska, Birch Syrup Is a Sweet Sign of Breakup Season

The running sap is like a local version of Groundhog Day.
Bree Kessler February 14, 2019
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Julmust

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.
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Shojin Ryori

Japan's traditional temple cuisine features meals that are nutritionally and visually balanced.
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Sturm

Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.