Cooked
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.2
Released
2/19/2016
Duration
0h 52m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States of America
Cast
Michael Pollan
Overview
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.
Cooked
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.2Released
2/19/2016
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Michael Pollan
Duration
0h 52m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableFire
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.
Fire
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.
EP 2AvailableWater
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.
Water
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.
EP 3AvailableAir
Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.
Air
Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.
EP 4AvailableEarth
Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.
Earth
Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.
Cast
Self
