Cooked : a natural history of transformation / Michael Pollan.
Material type: TextDescription: 468 pages ; 22 cmISBN: 9780143125334Subject(s): Cooking | CooksDDC classification: 641.5 LOC classification: TX652 | .P646 2013Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 641.5/POLLAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500014101 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-458) and index.
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.
Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.
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