Midterm Blog Post Sidney Mintz discusses and illuminates the social, and economic history of the production as well as the consumption of sugar, mainly focusing his research on the United Kingdom. He analyses the frameworks that made sugar a … Continue reading →

In “Time, Sugar, and Sweetness” Sidney Mintz argues that there must be an evolutionary explanation for the preference towards sugar, and wonders if it is a natural desire. He explains that as the world population rapidly increased, the demand and … Continue reading →

“Time, Sugar, and Sweetness” in Food and Culture by Sidney Mintz is an article that exemplifies true deconstruction of colonized foods and dives into the various depths of a sweet world. That sweet world, of course, refers to sugar and the vast history … Continue reading →