Food Culture

Explore food traditions, trends, and everyday eating habits in America.

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Comfort Food Across America: The Same Feeling, Wildly Different Plates

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Fast Food Nation, Revisited: How Drive-Throughs Became Part of American Identity

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Jul 19, 2025
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Food Deserts in America: What They Are and Why They Persist

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Oct 8, 2024
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Food Trends and Who Actually Sets Them: Chefs, Social Media, and Grocery Aisles

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Apr 30, 2024
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Iconic Dishes That Immigrants Reshaped Into American Staples

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 7 min · Jul 7, 2026
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Soul Food and Southern Cuisine: Related, But Not the Same

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 6 min · Dec 22, 2024
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State Fair Food: Indulgence, Tradition, and Why It Keeps Getting Weirder

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Jan 11, 2026
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Street Food in American Cities: A Map of the Foods Vendors Sell and Why

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 5 min · Jan 11, 2023
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Sunday Dinner: The Ritual, the Recipes, and What's at Stake When It Disappears

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Apr 12, 2024
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Tex-Mex vs. Interior Mexican Cuisine: Understanding Two Distinct Food Traditions

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 5 min · Jul 22, 2025
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Thanksgiving's Shifting Table: How the Holiday Meal Has Changed Over Generations

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Mar 26, 2023
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The Potluck Tradition: What a Shared Meal Reveals About American Community

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 9 min · Dec 20, 2025
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The Regional BBQ Divide: Why Americans Can't Agree on What Barbecue Means

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 9 min · Dec 21, 2023
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The Rise of the Farmers Market: Local Food Culture From Fringe to Mainstream

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · May 9, 2023
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The Truth Behind 'Authentic' Food: Why the Word Is So Contested

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 6 min · Jul 8, 2026
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Understanding Food Taboos: Why Americans Avoid Certain Foods Others Consider Normal

By Food & Eating Editorial Team · 8 min · Jul 3, 2024

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