Cooked
Cooked
2016
1 Season
7.2
Documentary

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

Fire
E1Feb 19, 201659m

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.

Water
E2Feb 19, 201650m

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.

Air
E3Feb 19, 201653m

Air

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

Earth
E4Feb 19, 201652m

Earth

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

Top Cast

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

Self