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Season 1
2016 · 4 episodes
Episodes
1. Fire
February 19, 2016 · 59m
With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.
2. Water
February 19, 2016 · 50m
Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.
3. Air
February 19, 2016 · 53m
Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.
4. Earth
February 19, 2016 · 52m
Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.