Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Paperback Published on: 03/04/2014
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Cooked
Cooked
Having dabbled at making bread and beer, I'm always fascinated by the (al)chemical process involved in cooking: the magical turning-sugar-to-alcohol proces... READ MORE
Richard Keay
Cooked
I want his job
A fascinating and very entertaining book on food and the effect of cooking on humanity. Pollan is a professor of journalism and his writing zips along even... READ MORE
Nick Macey at Bridport

Synopsis

Michael Pollan's uniquely enjoyable quest to understand the transformative magic of cooking.

Michael Pollan's Cooked takes us back to basics and first principles: cooking with fire, with water, with air and with earth.

Meeting cooks from all over the world, who share their wisdom and stories, Pollan shows how cooking is at the heart of our culture and that when it gets down to it, it also fundamentally shapes our lives.

Filled with fascinating facts and curious, mouthwatering tales from cast of eccentrics, Cooked explores the deepest mysteries of how and why we cook.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780141975627
  • Number of pages: 480
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 326g
  • Languages: English

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