Cooked Part 3 - post discussion

After discussing the reading last night, it's interesting to see the different viewpoints that stood out to other people. First, the more intimate nature that Pollan relates when he was working with the dough is a strange topic that I first overlooked. This relationship of baking bread was explored in very different terms than I would have thought. Nevertheless, a very unique viewpoint was presented. As a whole, our class is about reconnecting with food, and the way Pollan described was a very interesting way to describe that.

Secondly, the discussion of the importance of bread in Christianity was an interesting aspect as well. I didn't take this part to heart as much when I read it, but as we discussed in class the implications of communion combined with Dr. Hartman's personal background and what communion meant in Russian Orthodox, the role of bread in Christianity is quite unique. Once again this speaks to the relationship aspect of reconnecting with food, as a clear example of food proliferating religion is given. Many other religions have ceremonial foods as well. I thought this was a great point for our overall goal of reconnecting with food, particularly in this relationship aspect.