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Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breath-taking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, \u003cem\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReady for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's \"Threads of God\" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more than a menu of curious delicacies and unexpected dishes, \u003cem\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e reveals food's central place in our lives as well as our bellies, touching on history—trace the network of ancient Roman fish sauce factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCulture—picture four million women gathering to make rice pudding. Travel—scale China's sacred Mount Hua to reach a tea house. Festivals—feed wild macaques a pyramid of fruit at Thailand's Monkey Buffet Festival. 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