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Wild Ideas Worth Living

Samin Nosrat - The Adventure of Good Cooking

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Samin Nosrat, is the host of Netflix's new series Salt Fat Acid Heat, which follows her around the world as she teaches the importance of cooking with each of these four elements. On the show, she travels from Italy to Japan to Mexico and back to Berkeley, California working with internationally known foodies to discover how things like miso, soy sauce, corn tortillas and parmesan cheese are made. The whole series is beautifully documented, and she makes cooking and eating accessible and fun for everyone.

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0:00.0

Today we have on Chef, Teacher, Writer, and Netflix Star of Salt Fat Acid Heat, Sami Nasrat.

0:07.0

Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living, an adventure podcast presented by REI Co-op, the brand who helps get you

0:15.3

outside through gear, classes, and adventures. We talk to experts who have taken a

0:20.2

wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.

0:23.8

From people who have climbed the tallest peaks,

0:25.8

started thriving businesses, and even broken records,

0:29.0

some of the wildest ideas can lead

0:31.0

to the most rewarding adventures.

0:33.3

I'm your host Shelby Stanger and I hope you enjoy this show.

0:36.4

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, happy holiday week. I hope you're all safe and well and

0:47.6

enjoying some time with loved ones, hopefully some time outside. Today we have on a special guest. Not only is Sami Nasrat the star of

0:55.7

Salt Fat Acid Heat, which is a gorgeous adventure food documentary series by Netflix based on

1:02.1

the book of the same title. By the way if you watch this

1:05.0

movie or reader book you're going to be hungry so be prepared. But

1:09.4

Samine is an old cross-country buddy and teammate from high school. She's a wonderful story about how

1:15.2

food became important while growing up in an immigrant family her parents came over from

1:19.2

Iran and how not always fitting in has allowed her to fear failure less.

1:24.8

The great thing about Samine is she's just a joy to be around and she makes cooking

1:30.0

and eating food fun and just accessible to everyone and anyone, no matter who you are.

1:36.4

She's no rookie. She's been cooking professionally since 2000. Her first book,

1:41.2

Salt Fat Acid Heat, masteringing the Elements of Good Cooking,

1:44.7

was quickly a New York Times bestseller and it won a James Beard Award.

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