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Cooked : a natural history of transformation
Publication Information
New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
Physical Description
468 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
"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. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook"--