Cooked : a natural history of transformation
(2014)
By:
Pollan, Michael
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
641.5/POLLAN,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Books, 2014
DESCRIPTION
468 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780143125334, 0143125338 :, 0143125338, 9780141975627, 0141975628, 9780143125334
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: Why cook? -- Part I: Fire : creatures of the flame -- Part II: Water : a recipe in seven steps -- Part III: Air : the education of an amateur baker -- Part IV: Earth : fermentation's cold fire -- Afterword: Hand taste -- Appendix I: Four recipes -- Appendix II: A short shelf of books on cooking
Recounts the story of the author's culinary education and the roles of the four classical elements of fire, water, air, and earth in transforming natural ingredients into delicious meals and drinks