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In our final module, we considered substances which have been considered harmful historically. Here, we introduce you to the history of a couple of substances that you may expect, and one you may not… Alcohol Alcohol: Alcohol has been a consistent beverage throughout history in every region of the world. We have seen it brewed… Read more »

Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at times when people have either chosen to restrict their food intake, or had food taken away from them, and considered what that tells us about the history of food. Here are our thoughts: What Are God’s Food Rules? Fasting has been a very common practice… Read more »

The past few weeks, we have been looking at the idea that cookbooks can be history. Here are our thoughts on this. Historians often use several different sources to help them identify key elements from the past. Many times said sources include journals from the relevant time period or newspapers of current events. Recently in… Read more »

How is food connected to who we are as a community? Here students from this course give examples of how we should understand this How Can Food Make Up Who You Are? Food is a vital part of every culture and is used to identify regions and people. When looking at the Red Teahouses of… Read more »

In the first blog in our series, students of We Are What We Eat: A Cultural History Of Food In Eastern Europe, Russia, And Central Asia explain what food history is, and what it can tell us about the world. The Globalization of Tex-Mex  “Tex-Mex” or Texas-Mexican cuisine is a cuisine that began in the… Read more »

Welcome to the class blog of We Are What We Eat, a course on how food is important to society. Here, students will create a series of blogs explaining what food studies is, and major themes in the study of food