Season 1

S1 · E1 · 19/02/2016 · 59 min

Fire

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.

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S1 · E2 · 19/02/2016 · 50 min

Water

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.

S1 · E3 · 19/02/2016 · 53 min

Air

Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.

S1 · E4 · 19/02/2016 · 52 min

Earth

Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.