Sugar

Its no surprise that humankinds love affair with sugar stretches back over millennia. The addictive sweetener originated in New Guinea around 8,000 bc and quickly spread throughout India, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. By the tenth century it had become the European obsession and soon afterwards a major export of American colonies. Today sugar is grown around the world and is a main component of sweets, cakes, and soft drinks, as well as of pasta sauce and peanut butter - despite their savoury nature. Sugarcane and sugar beets are two of the most important global commodities, but they are also controversial for their high doses of carbohydrates and lack of nutritional quality. Over-consumption of sugar is associated with many chronic diseases and is a major cause of obesity. Sugar: A Global History explores sugars reputation as one of the most beloved yet most reviled substances that humans consume. Andrew F. Smiths compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers, relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners, alongside plant breeders, food processors and politicians. Smith combines historical context with the gripping stories of those who have benefited and suffered because of sugar, and he analyzes mankinds convoluted love-hate relationship with the sweetener that has such a powerful hold over us. This delightful and surprisingly action-packed book offers a layered and definitive tale of sugar, and is perfect for culinary students, food critics, chefs, or anyone who loves to bake and eat sweet treats.

Informationen zum Autor Andrew F. Smith is the author of Hamburger (2008) and Potato (2011) in Reaktion's Edible series. He lives in New York. Klappentext Exploring sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet reviled substances that we consume, this compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers, relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners. Zusammenfassung Exploring sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet reviled substances that we consume! this compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers! relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners.

Autorentext
Andrew F. Smith teaches at the New School in New York City. He is the author or editor of thirty-two books, including the Oxford Encyclopedia on Food and Drink in America.

Klappentext
"Sugar is one of the most beloved substances consumed by humans, and also one of the most reviled. It has come to dominate our diets-- whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks or even bread and pasta sauces-- for better and for worse. This fascinating history of this addictive ingredient reveals its incredible value as a global commodity and explores its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity."--Dust jacket.

Zusammenfassung
Exploring sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet reviled substances that we consume, this compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers, relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners.

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