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Acquired Tastes

In Acquired Tastes, The Takeout explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.

Acquired Tastes

Acquired TastesIn Acquired Tastes, The Takeout explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.

Jun 24

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Acquired Tastes6/24/20

It’s time to show some love to the lupini bean

Acquired Tastes6/24/20

It’s time to show some love to the lupini bean

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Jun 11

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Acquired Tastes6/11/20

Chimney cakes are the best Hungarian export since paprika

Acquired Tastes6/11/20

Chimney cakes are the best Hungarian export since paprika

Cristina Schreil

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Jun 8

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Acquired Tastes6/8/20

Ants on a Log: How did celery, peanut butter, and raisins become a snack time staple?

Acquired Tastes6/8/20

Ants on a Log: How did celery, peanut butter, and raisins become a snack time staple?

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Jun 4

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Acquired Tastes6/4/20

Milo is the Southeast Asian Nesquik—if Nesquik tasted good

Acquired Tastes6/4/20

Milo is the Southeast Asian Nesquik—if Nesquik tasted good

Patricia Kelly Yeo

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May 14

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Acquired Tastes5/14/20

Before dalgona coffee—way before—there was the Greek frappe

Acquired Tastes5/14/20

Before dalgona coffee—way before—there was the Greek frappe

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May 7

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Acquired Tastes5/7/20

Dalgona candy: a kitchen experiment

Acquired Tastes5/7/20

Dalgona candy: a kitchen experiment

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May 6

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Acquired Tastes5/6/20

I couldn’t stop thinking about “peanut butter milk,” so I made some for myself

Acquired Tastes5/6/20

I couldn’t stop thinking about “peanut butter milk,” so I made some for myself

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Apr 29

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Acquired Tastes4/29/20

Forget sourdough—have you tried making nukazuke pickles?

Acquired Tastes4/29/20

Forget sourdough—have you tried making nukazuke pickles?

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Apr 20

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Acquired Tastes4/20/20

Wanko soba is Japan’s gonzo all-you-can-eat noodle challenge

Acquired Tastes4/20/20

Wanko soba is Japan’s gonzo all-you-can-eat noodle challenge

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Apr 8

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Acquired Tastes4/8/20

Captain D’s is deep-fried enlightenment best enjoyed in solitude

Acquired Tastes4/8/20

Captain D’s is deep-fried enlightenment best enjoyed in solitude

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Apr 6

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Acquired Tastes4/6/20

The bliss of Bahamian boiled fish is one that you’ll want to pay forward

Acquired Tastes4/6/20

The bliss of Bahamian boiled fish is one that you’ll want to pay forward

Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

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Mar 30

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Acquired Tastes3/30/20

Hattie’s Tamales wrap the taste of Memphis in parchment

Acquired Tastes3/30/20

Hattie’s Tamales wrap the taste of Memphis in parchment

Stefanie Wright

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Mar 20

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Acquired Tastes3/20/20

We try dalgona coffee, the South Korean social distancing trend that’s taken over Instagram

Acquired Tastes3/20/20

We try dalgona coffee, the South Korean social distancing trend that’s taken over Instagram

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Mar 19

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Acquired Tastes3/19/20

Feast your eyes on zeppole, the Italian doughnut turned New Jersey tradition

Acquired Tastes3/19/20

Feast your eyes on zeppole, the Italian doughnut turned New Jersey tradition

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Mar 12

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Acquired Tastes3/12/20

When Midwesterners go fancy, they pull out the relish tray

Acquired Tastes3/12/20

When Midwesterners go fancy, they pull out the relish tray

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Mar 9

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Acquired Tastes3/9/20

Jamaican box food is a Styrofoam clamshell of togetherness

Acquired Tastes3/9/20

Jamaican box food is a Styrofoam clamshell of togetherness

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Mar 4

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Acquired Tastes3/4/20

The Sonoran hot dog brings the U.S. and Mexico together in a bolillo roll

Acquired Tastes3/4/20

The Sonoran hot dog brings the U.S. and Mexico together in a bolillo roll

Cristina Schreil

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Feb 26

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Acquired Tastes2/26/20

Acquired Tastes2/26/20

Slop it to me: A skeptic devours the Pueblo Slopper

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Feb 24

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Acquired Tastes2/24/20

Rich, rum-infused black cake is the Caribbean way to celebrate just about anything

Acquired Tastes2/24/20

Rich, rum-infused black cake is the Caribbean way to celebrate just about anything

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Feb 21

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Acquired Tastes2/21/20

Meet the crown jewel of Palestinian desserts, Nablus knafeh

Acquired Tastes2/21/20

Meet the crown jewel of Palestinian desserts, Nablus knafeh

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