Cooked
As he tries his hand at baking, brewing and braising, acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Michael Pollan , Samin Nosrat , Isaac Pollan
S1.E1 ∙ 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.
S1.E2 ∙ 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.
S1.E3 ∙ Air
Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.
S1.E4 ∙ Earth
Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.
