A review by marcymurli
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

4.0

This is a terrific book for people who are interested in food. The writing is wonderful and engaging as is usually the case with Pollan's work. I especially enjoyed the thematic breakdown of the book--fire, water, air, earth--and the way he tied the ways humans have cooked over the centuries to these essential elements. The people he interviews to talk about various processes--especially in the fermentation chapter and the bread baking chapter--are fascinating. Pollan's sense of humour and his poetic way of talking about food, health, and natural history makes this an essential read.