delicacy
Behold the Irresistible Process of Mini Tempura Made in a Tiny Kitchen
Portion control at its cutest.
Gulls' Egg Harvesters Are Masters of Infiltration
The ultimate luxury, gulls' eggs are available for three or four weeks a year, and only 25 people, or “pickers,” are licensed to harvest them.
Bird Flu Could Cause a Foie Gras Shortage in France
The H5N1 virus has been found on 69 farms in the Dordogne area—which produces 80 percent of France’s foie gras—so far. Overall, France produces 75 percent of the world’s foie gras.
This Ugly Chinchilla Is an Argentinian Delicacy
The plains viscacha is a member of the chinchilla family, but for all intents and purposes, it looks like a large rat. It also happens to be delicious.
Mexico City's Markets Are Full of Corn Smut
The sooty, grey piles of huitlacoche in Mexico City's markets look like rotten teeth, but they're a delicious product of diseased corn, prized by fungus connoisseurs for their umami-rich flavor and now more profitable than the corn they...
Offal the Menu
One of the main delicacies on Barra is black pudding. It’s a tasty sausage of blood, fat and oats. We met a fisherman called Stu and his brother in-law Ian and they told us, over about 15 whiskies, how best to make it. That and another delicacy, sheep...