Seashell Shrines and Bones with the Places Team

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Places editors Jonathan and Michele are back again with a few new standout entries to the Atlas … including ancient ossuaries and a shrine covered in shells that’s far from the sea. We have a new book coming out! It's called Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide, a whirlwind tour of the world's edible wonders.Pre-order your copy, and as a bonus you'll get some mathematically efficient cookie cutters!

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it is Dylan and I have something I want you to own.
0:05.4	Have you ever cut cookies and ended up with a little bit of extra dough because the shape
0:09.8	doesn't fit together, no more.
0:12.2	I want you to own a pair of mathematically efficient cookie cutters, two shapes in Penrose
0:18.0	tile shapes that you can use to make an infinite plane of cookies with no wasted dough.
0:24.4	How do you get these?
0:25.4	Well, you get them for free along with a pre-order of our new book that's coming out.
0:31.4	It is called Gastro Obscura, a food adventurer's guide.
0:35.4	And it is co-authored by Cessli Wong and myself, and it takes you on a journey all around
0:40.3	the world to the monastery in the UK that makes the meat of the gods.
0:45.2	It takes you to Africa to try the Miracle Berry, which changes your taste buds.
0:49.4	It takes you really everywhere and shares the most interesting food stories, recipes,
0:55.5	ingredients from that place.
0:56.8	So if you are someone who is interested in travel, in food, or really someone who likes
1:01.4	the show, I think this is a good book for you to check out.
1:05.6	You can learn more at books.alusbscura.com and get those cookie cutters.
1:11.8	Okay, that's it.
1:13.4	Thanks for listening and on with the show.
1:19.9	We have back on the show the amazing, the incredible Jonathan and Michelle, our places team at
1:28.4	Alusbscura.
1:29.4	Hello, Jonathan.
1:30.4	Hello, Michelle.
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