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Cooked

Fri, Feb 19, 2016
  • Documentary
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Synopsis

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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Cast

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  • Michael Pollan
    Michael Pollan
    as Self
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Episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

Ended · 4 aired
Season 1
4 episodes · 4 aired
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  • E1
    Fire
    Aired · Fri, Feb 19, 2016 · 59m

    Helped by local Australian hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.

  • E2
    Water
    Aired · Fri, Feb 19, 2016 · 50m

    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.

  • E3
    Air
    Aired · Fri, Feb 19, 2016 · 53m

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

  • E4
    Earth
    Aired · Fri, Feb 19, 2016 · 52m

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