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Exploring the cultural history of snacks around the world, one agreeably nerdy post at a time

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2026 6

  1. The “immorally named” Hungarian snack with curd inside
  2. The long, sticky rise of salted caramel
  3. The World Cup, Waffle House, and Other Symbols of the American Experience
  4. The chewy, nutty snack from Isfahan
  5. Superb Snack History: The secret life of seven-layer dip
  6. The Cookie Theory of Collective Action

2025 12

  1. The sunny snack from Azerbaijan
  2. Zombie cakes, the dead dessert of the 1950s
  3. The curious, contentious history of pumpkin spice lattes
  4. The mousy snack for a Dutch baby
  5. The curious history of Chicken in a Biskit
  6. The contested cracker from Southeast Asia
  7. Do rabbits eat carrots because of Clark Gable?
  8. The surprisingly long history of avocado toast
  9. The New Zealand snack with its own prestigious award
  10. The curious history of pizza bagels
  11. The snack that’s a peanutty “labor of love”
  12. Cheddar Bay Biscuits and freeze-dried candy: An interview with food writer Geraldine DeRuiter

2024 20

  1. Spin the Globe: The snacks of Chandrapur, India
  2. This was supposed to be about potato chips
  3. The curious history of gummi worms
  4. How “snot block” became an iconic Aussie snack
  5. The snack that bridges a border
  6. The curious history of animal crackers
  7. The electrifying rise and litigious fall of energy beer
  8. The great Midwest cheese duel of 1935
  9. The snack that’s a “Georgian Snickers”
  10. The snack you might(?) eat at the pesäpallo match
  11. Uh-Oh: A story of SpaghettiOs and forgotten history
  12. The sweet, skewered snack from Japan
  13. The snack that pops up for breakfast
  14. The snack that’s a symbol of Bengal
  15. The snack with its own football song
  16. Snacks in the sack: A history of eating in bed
  17. The snack for a night out in Stockholm
  18. The long-running joke of a moon made of cheese
  19. A brief history of “extra mild” salsa
  20. Same great taste, now with 100% less Substack

2023 60

  1. The Lion, the Witch, and the "Exotic" Candy
  2. The Christmastime Snacks From the Philippines
  3. The contentious history of official state foods
  4. Substackers Against Nazis
  5. The snack from Gordonsville Station
  6. Whatever happened to roasted chestnuts?
  7. Snack Shouts: Pam Mandel on salted 'kacang puteh' crisped rice treats
  8. The snack with a pile of powder on top
  9. Why is RC Cola popular in Tajikistan?
  10. The curious history of gummi worms
  11. The sweet snack with many, many names
  12. The meaning of Marmite and Vegemite
  13. The sweet snack for Dashain and Tihar
  14. The snack that's the other flavor of fall
  15. The most remote snacks in the world
  16. Mickey Rooney and the Hot Dog Quest
  17. The snack from the streets of Sicily
  18. The worst snack in the galaxy
  19. The chilly snack with a serious stretch
  20. The best things I ate and drank in Japan
  21. The energy drinks of the early 1900s
  22. Snacks with rings, snack with sticks
  23. A sampler platter for you
  24. The snack that was a low-key scam
  25. The snacks that go from there to here
  26. The contentious history of the six-foot sandwich
  27. Snacks on a train
  28. The snack that tells the time
  29. In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
  30. The Japanese snack that's actually Mexican
  31. A history of "the ice cream of the future"
  32. The snacks of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
  33. The snack that shows how the world breaks
  34. The snack with a lottery ticket inside
  35. Sticky memories and mail-order candy
  36. The snacks that hate each other
  37. The snack to eat on a Chilean beach
  38. The snacks worth smuggling
  39. The American snack for a British king
  40. Mmm … leftovers
  41. Snack Stack Swag Shop!
  42. The 19th-most popular snack in the Netherlands
  43. The snacks "invented" by a chatbot
  44. The sweet, sticky mystery of the bear-shaped bottle
  45. The delicious (?) snacks of 1923
  46. The delicious (?) snacks of 1923
  47. The snack that shows "the Indian Concept of Crunch"
  48. Pizza rolls and the meaning of midcentury food
  49. The snack with all the spots
  50. The snack endorsed by Snoop Dogg and your grandma
  51. The cheesy snack from the Bluegrass State
  52. The snack that didn't kill Mikey
  53. The Balkan snack for a basketball superstar
  54. A brief history of pie-throwing
  55. The snacks that tell many stories of India
  56. How toothpicks got fancy
  57. The Hungarian snack fit for a fair
  58. A history of midnight snacks
  59. The root-beer-selling, island-living "Florence Nightingale of the Northwoods"
  60. The Newari snack at a restaurant near you

2022 109

  1. The snacks for a new year
  2. The snack for a Bajan celebration
  3. The snack for Christmas in Kolkata
  4. A history of awkward dinner conversations
  5. The snack from the streets of Morocco
  6. The snack from the island of exile
  7. In search of snacks in soccer cities
  8. The snack with extinct cheese
  9. The many lives of Angels on Horseback
  10. The snack stands that sustain us
  11. The Explorers Club and the wooly mammoth meal
  12. The snack made with fake chocolate
  13. A timeline of Halloween treats
  14. The curious history of gummi worms
  15. The biggest snack in the second-smallest country
  16. The snacks inside a soda can
  17. The snack with the fishy stare
  18. The snack that saved me
  19. The Idaho snack with no potatoes
  20. The snack with secret scallops
  21. The great Midwest cheese duel of 1935
  22. The snack from the cafés of Nagoya
  23. The snack that's ironed out
  24. What's your Proust food moment?
  25. Let's check the pantry
  26. The snack that pops up for breakfast
  27. The snack that went to court
  28. The contentious history of official state foods
  29. The snacks at the patent office
  30. The snack that's the pride of Paraguay
  31. The 1980s snack that melted away
  32. A snack story with holes in it
  33. The snack from the gap in the Iron Curtain
  34. The history of literal steamed hams
  35. The snack cakes from a small island
  36. The snack of a "one-wiener nation"
  37. The snack that's a secret ingredient
  38. The snacks at the state fair
  39. That snack that's a cold Colombian treat
  40. The snack that's cold, hot, and overly complicated
  41. The snack that supported a war
  42. The *sound* of snacks
  43. Notes on Cheez-It Tostadas and [insert other novelty food here]
  44. The snacks of political protest
  45. Chocolate chip cookies and other lies
  46. The snack from the big, big rock
  47. Table of Contents (start here!)
  48. The snacks made by AI
  49. The Southern snack that doesn't suck
  50. The snack that's a sandwich, not a stew
  51. The snacks of Braga
  52. The snack you cut this way and that
  53. The Mumbai snack with Civil War roots
  54. The snack that's not quite holy
  55. The Vietnamese snack with many variations
  56. The snacks for a furry best friend
  57. The snack of Renaissance sighs
  58. The snacks of the 1964 World's Fair
  59. The snacks that are just the right size
  60. The snack of Kazakhs' "welcome backs"
  61. The snack that signals summertime joy
  62. The snacks worth squatting for
  63. The snack from the streets of Alexandria
  64. The many lunches of 1955
  65. The snacks on my shelf
  66. The snack that hops to your house
  67. The snacks students sell in schools
  68. The snack for a nocturnal Big Red Bear
  69. The snacks that break the law
  70. The snack that looked like a flying saucer
  71. The "German" snack from Texas by way of England
  72. The snack from the Portuguese nuns
  73. The snacks that weren't in Prince's fridge
  74. The curious case of the conservative ice cream
  75. The snack banned for elite athletes
  76. The snack that swims down your throat
  77. The Irish snack that came from France
  78. The snack you can wear like a bracelet
  79. The snack that's cut in squares, not triangles
  80. The portable snack that's filled with fish
  81. The snack with the unsettling color
  82. The snack that's meat dried in sun and heat (with peanut paste)
  83. The snacks with a side of saxophone
  84. The corporate drink of the New Age moment
  85. The skewered snack of Southeast Asia's city planning
  86. The snack of Icelandic sagas and Scottish sheep
  87. The snacks that are eternally "old"
  88. The snack that's a polenta bear
  89. The snack known as Three Big Cannons
  90. The snack stand at the head of the 1970s Hippie Trail
  91. The snack that's luxurious and layered
  92. The snack for tree-climbing goats
  93. Cincinnati is the best food city in the USA. Maybe.
  94. The snack that gets the green light
  95. The snack that's sticky and bubbly
  96. The snacks that hate each other
  97. The snacks that are fried, fried, and more fried
  98. The sweet snack cooked on a spit
  99. The snack that bridges the '70s and '80s
  100. The snack from a secret family recipe
  101. The snacks endorsed by Salvador Dalí
  102. The snack for a gator-loving ballerina
  103. The "unusual" snacks of the Great Depression
  104. The snack of Song dynasty protests
  105. The snack that comforts me
  106. The snack linked to a "Betawi Fashion System"
  107. The snacks of Caxias do Sul
  108. The snack that took over the White House
  109. The snack from the borderlands of Northern Europe

2021 111

  1. The snack with the little red stick
  2. The Canadian snack with a secret sauce
  3. The snack that's not so creepy-crawly
  4. The snack you eat in the far, far, FAR north
  5. The snack that didn't kill Mikey
  6. The snack that was 250,000 years old (supposedly)
  7. The Caribbean snack also made by Emily Dickinson
  8. The snack you find for yourself
  9. The snack that lets in the light
  10. The snack fit for a picky prince
  11. Some bonus snacks from the pantry
  12. The baby snack for single adults
  13. The snack for Christmas in Kolkata
  14. The snack that was the chip of the '90s
  15. The snack that survived the '60s
  16. The snack those kids ate in that viral video
  17. The snacks you ate after Thanksgiving 100 years ago
  18. The snack to pair with dancing bears
  19. The snack that shows the state of the Georgian economy
  20. The snack endorsed by Snoop Dogg and your grandma
  21. The American snack for a British king
  22. The snack that sponsored a fictitious football team
  23. The snack that is Jamie Oliver's nemesis
  24. The snack that was the other Necco treat
  25. A six-pack of small snacks (vol. 2)
  26. The drink that wasn't "purple stuff"
  27. The snack that is definitely not chocolate
  28. The snack that tries to be everything to everyone
  29. The snack that's part heritage, part horrifying
  30. The snack that embodies midcentury America
  31. The snack that is fit-togħma
  32. The snack that's thin when savory and thick when sweet
  33. The snack that evolved into more famous snacks
  34. The snack you might know as 호도과자
  35. The snack that is a tasty "small lump"
  36. The snack that's fishy and so very old-fashioned
  37. The snack that's the *other* candy corn
  38. The snack with a government warning
  39. The curious history of gummi worms
  40. The snack that's red, sweet, and fishy
  41. The snack with the horrifying name
  42. The snack that's the other flavor of fall
  43. The drink with a Caribbean bark
  44. The snack that's a Tanzanian crepe pizza pocket
  45. The snack that came to party
  46. The snack that's dulce y crujiente
  47. The snack of ancient seafarers
  48. The snack that's folded 81 times
  49. The snack fit for a Halifax king
  50. The snack endorsed by a bandleader and hydroplane racer
  51. The random snack stand with a big story to tell
  52. A six-pack of small snacks
  53. The drink that refreshed and then disappeared
  54. The drink with a problematic kick
  55. The drink that's distinctly Scottish and remarkably orange
  56. The snack that's deliciously fishy
  57. The stringy snack with a mysterious past
  58. The snack that pairs chocolate and potatoes
  59. The snack that's an everlasting cheese ball
  60. The snack from a medieval monastery
  61. The snack they *don't* eat in space
  62. The sweet snack that stretches back to the 1500s
  63. Discussion: What's a memorable snack you've had while traveling?
  64. The snack colored by history and hostages
  65. The snack that broke the internet
  66. The German snack from the British empire
  67. The snack that's an iconic Aussie "food thing"
  68. The snack that's Canadian cheez
  69. The snack that cools you with noodles
  70. The snack that's shockingly sour
  71. The snack that's a hand pie with *heat*
  72. The snack with the little red spreader
  73. The snack that gets you stoned
  74. The snack that tells a story (but whose?)
  75. The party snack that tore a family apart
  76. The snack that is a pearl of a bar food
  77. The snack that is a pearl of a bar food
  78. The snack that's an imposter chocolate bar
  79. That snack that's a cold Colombian treat
  80. The snack that went into the mines
  81. Which European country has the best snacks?
  82. The snack that supported a war
  83. The drink that was corporate "New Age"
  84. The snack that was a "healthier" ice pop
  85. The snack that was a low-key scam
  86. The snack that makes you sing "Under the Cheese"
  87. What discontinued snacks should I write about?
  88. The snack in a spray can
  89. The snack that's a Maghrebi doughnut
  90. The sticky snack from the railways of India
  91. The snack that makes you envy Canada
  92. The snack that's a cracker called a salad
  93. The snack that's a taco from the ice cream truck
  94. The snack that's ~bloody~ good
  95. The snack that's like a cotton-candy sandwich
  96. The snack that's udderly old-school
  97. The Purim snack from the Marshlands of Iraq
  98. The snack that's an enigma covered in peanut butter
  99. The snack that's a staple of Belgrade childhoods
  100. The snack that involves no actual rabbits
  101. The snack with a lottery ticket inside
  102. The snack that's a history of Brazil
  103. The snack that makes your mouth hoppy
  104. The snack that gets you through Arctic winters
  105. The snack of the Andes and the Oregon Trail
  106. The snack that world leaders ate together
  107. The snack that comes with a safety warning
  108. The snack that went into space
  109. The snack that tells the time
  110. The Japanese snack that's actually Mexican
  111. A bite-sized newsletter about snacks around the world. Flavored with curiosity.