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Cooked

7.2(39)
First Aired:February 19, 2016
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:4
Status:Ended

Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the evolution of what food means to us through the history of food preparation and its universal ability to connect us. Highlighting our primal human need to cook, the series urges a return to the kitchen to reclaim our lost traditions and to forge a deeper, more meaningful connection to the ingredients and cooking techniques that we use to nourish ourselves.

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Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

Self

Seasons

Fire

E1Fire

59m8.0

Feb 19, 2016

With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.

Water

E2Water

50m

Feb 19, 2016

Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.

Air

E3Air

53m

Feb 19, 2016

Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.

Earth

E4Earth

52m

Feb 19, 2016

Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.

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Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the evolution of what food means to us through the history of food preparation and its universal ability to connect us. Highlighting our primal human need to cook, the series urges a return to the kitchen to reclaim our lost traditions and to forge a deeper, more meaningful connection to the ingredients and cooking techniques that we use to nourish ourselves.

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