# How Sweet Is Too Sweet? Sugar as a political and cultural substance with Maddalena Borsato.

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Podcast: [Slow Food, the podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/slow-food-the-podcast-132404)
Published: 2026-05-26T08:44:11+00:00
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When did sweet become too sweet? How does sugar reflect a collective craving? And what does this reveal about contemporary food society? Today we are going to immerse ourselves into an indulgent discussion. We will speculate with philosopher and researcher Maddalena Borsato about how sweetness is shaping our society and what sugar and the need for something sweet actually means to us. Maddalena is a researcher in the field of philosophy and aesthetics at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy. At the same time she has attended pastry school and she runs a blog called Aristotele, where she raises philosophical questions starting from a sweet recipe. Are you already craving something sweet? Because I do! So let’s start our discussion with Maddalena. Host: Valentina GrittiGuest: Maddalena Borsato Production: Klets.media A project by Slow Food Youth Network

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