From Cod to Codpieces: Benjamin Franklin’s Guide to Food and Sex

By Scott Larson Food and Sexuality

Benjamin Franklin’s dalliances with a cod may not seem particularly notable, given his other exploits.

“This is Your Pasty”: The Performance of Queer Domesticity in Small-Town Wisconsin

By Christopher Hommerding Food and Sexuality, LGBTQ

Two queer men elevated the simple pasty to a luxurious, gourmet meal.

The Hunger of the Finnish Bachelor: Married Men, Desire & Domesticity in 20th Century Finland

By Laika Nevalainen Food and Sexuality, Modern Europe

Summer widowers might attempt to recapture the erotic possibility of their single days.

Sex & Food in the Nineteenth-Century American Metropolis

By Robert Gamble Early America, Food and Sexuality

Scandal erupted in a Philadelphia marketplace one Saturday morning in August 1839.

A Chile is Never Just a Chile: Food & Sex in Mexico Before & After Colonization

By Gustavo Corral Empire and Colonialism, Food and Sexuality, Latin American Sexualities

Eating and reproduction are crucial biological processes that are fraught with emotional meanings.

Food and Sex Through the Ages

By Rachel Hope Cleves Food and Sexuality

Expressing interest in both the history of food and the history of sexuality still has the power to raise eyebrows.

Tempests and Teapots: Sexual Politics and Tea-Drinking in the Early Modern World

By Benjamin Carp Early America, Food and Sexuality

The American Revolution is impossible to understand without food and sex at its center.