The Confectionery Industry in the Japanese Empire - Listen -

The Confectionery Industry in the Japanese Empire

Listen now

Description

In this episode, Gastronomica’s Jaclyn Rohel talks with author Lillian Tsay about her latest research on the rise of the confectionery industry in the early 20th century, from banana caramels to chocolate. Focusing on sweetness and power in Japan and colonial Taiwan, Lillian connects the early commercial success of Western-style confectionery to histories of empire, industrialization, and commoditization.

More Episodes

See all »

The Meanings of Meat: Lab-grown Protein and Biological Time

This week’s episode looks at lab-grown meat, climate change, and the possible futures of edibility. In conversation with Gastronomica’s Bob Valgenti, Hallam Stevens shares his new article about a mammoth meatball and what motivated him to explore the technological innovation of an un-eatable...

Published 04/07/24

Gastronomica

Published 04/07/24

Masculinity and the Making of “Assamese” Pithas

In this episode, Gastronomica’s James Farrer talks with sociologist Pooja Kalita about gender and the labor of food provisioning in Assam, India. Taking the case of pithas – the steamed or fried rice cakes and roasted rice flour rolls that have been traditionally prepared by women – Pooja...

Published 03/31/24