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Pizza rolls and the meaning of midcentury foodHow a snacktime staple embodies a specific cultural moment
Mar 30
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The snack with all the spots A brief history of tiger/leopard/giraffe bread
Mar 24
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The snack endorsed by Snoop Dogg and your grandmaA brief history of Chick-o-Sticks
Mar 17
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The Balkan snack for a basketball superstarA brief history of burek
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A brief history of pie-throwing Featuring jilted lovers, political protests, Hollywood stars, and other food-fighters
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The snacks that tell many stories of IndiaThree short histories of dosas
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How toothpicks got fancyThe curious history of a tiny teeth-cleaning tool that became an elaborate fashion accessory and a fancy food-skewer
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The Hungarian snack fit for a fairA brief introduction to Somlói galuska
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Snack Stack

A curiosity-filled newsletter about the cultural history of snacks around the world, by travel and food writer and author Doug Mack.
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A curiosity-filled newsletter about the cultural history of snacks around the world, by travel and food writer and author Doug Mack.

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“Yes, it's a newsletter about snacks, but that's like saying 'Dune' is a book about sand. What you get here is a look at snack food through the unique brain of Doug Mack, one of the best travel writers at work today, with fascinating dives in all directions into the history, the meaning & sometimes the utter farcical absurdity of snacks. (Doug's hilarious.) So well-written it often makes me try a lot harder with my newsletter, and while I HATE that (thanks Doug) I'm grateful too. Madly good.”
Mike Sowden, Everything Is Amazing
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