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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Cooked A Natural History of Transformation
Author: Michael Pollan
The New York Times Top Five Bestseller - Michael Pollan's uniquely enjoyable quest to understand the transformative magic of cooking. In a culture of celebrity chefs and food reality shows, in countries which are crammed with fresh ingredients flown in from every corner of the Earth, we nonetheless year-on-year wade ever deeper into a great swam...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781846147500
ISBN-10: 1846147506
Publication Date: 4/23/2013
Pages: 480
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Publisher: Allen Lane
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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raksha38 avatar reviewed Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation on + 203 more book reviews
Excellent book! A fascinating look at the science, anthropology, and contemporary culture and communities surrounding the various way we cook food. The writing is engaging, relatable, and understandable and it made me really excited about food (real food, not the edible food-like substances sold in most stores and restaurants) and the processes of cooking.

Highly recommended.
buzzby avatar reviewed Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation on + 6062 more book reviews
He goes back and forth between the scientific (chemical reactions when cooking) and mystical (fire, water, air and earth corresponding to BBQing, stewing, baking bread and fermentation). He sounds a little like John McPhee at times, with his adulating mini-bios of various cooks. I don't think he really likes the barbequing culture, though.


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