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Salt Fat Acid Heat
Genre
  • Food
  • Documentary
Based on Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
Directed by Caroline Suh
Starring Samin Nosrat
Theme music composer Fall On Your Sword
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 ( list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Bet Cotner
  • Alex Gibney
  • Zana Lawrence
  • Lisa Nishimuru
  • Samin Nosrat
  • Stacey Offman
  • Caroline Suh
  • Stefano Biraghi
CinematographyLuke McCoubrey
Running time40–48 minutes
Production companyJigsaw Productions
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseOctober 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)

Salt Fat Acid Heat is an American cooking documentary television series starring Samin Nosrat. Based on her 2017 book of the same name, the four-part series premiered on Netflix on October 11, 2018.

The show and book's title comes from Nosrat's proposed four elements of successful cooking: salt, fat, acid, and heat. [1] Each installment of the series focuses on a particular element, with Nosrat traveling to a different location to demonstrate how the element is used in local cuisine. [2] In each episode, Nosrat has guides who walk her through their homeland's cuisine while she pulls out the lessons related to each fundamental element. [3] The show is "part how-to guide for home cooks of all skill levels and part aspirational travelogue". [3]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Fat"October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
Nosrat visits Italy, looking at important fats in foods including olive oil, cheese, and meat.
2"Salt"October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
In Japan, Nosrat explores how salt is included in traditional cuisine, including soy sauce and miso.
3"Acid"October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
Nosrat goes to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico to learn about different kinds of acid in cooking.
4"Heat"October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
Nosrat returns to her hometown, Berkeley, California, and visits Chez Panisse, the first restaurant she worked at, where she discusses the importance of heat. She also hosts a feast in her home, cooking alongside her Iranian mother.

Reception

The show has received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 100% approval rating based on nine reviews, with an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. [4]

Maura Judkis of The Washington Post called it "unlike any other food show on TV", particularly mentioning the high proportion of women and home cooks featured on the show. [1]

For Eater, Greg Morabito described Nosrat as "a charming host", and applauded her and director Caroline Suh for conceiving of a "completely new style of culinary TV show". [5]

Doreen St. Félix's review in The New Yorker ascribed the show's success to "Nosrat's uncommon earnestness on camera". [6] St. Félix also described how the show gives viewers a feeling of nostalgia for something most people have not experienced: local, high-quality ingredients enjoyed in the beautiful vistas of their countries of origin. [6]

History

Nosrat began teaching cooking classes in 2007 and found it a very inefficient way of teaching. Even before she wrote the book on which the TV show is based, she thought about TV as a great way to reach a wider audience. She recalled the moment:

"And after two or three classes, I was like, Man, if I had a TV show, I could get to so many people … Just like I had not seen a book that sets out to teach, I had not seen a show that really sets out to teach." [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Judkis, Maura (2018-10-15). "Netflix's new 'Salt Fat Acid Heat' is unlike any other food show on TV". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ Polis, Carey (2018-10-10). "'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' Is the New Netflix Series That's Very Much Worth Your Time". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. ^ a b c Giorgis, Hannah (2018-10-14). "Samin Nosrat Wants You to Cook With 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  4. ^ "Salt Fat Acid Heat: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  5. ^ Morabito, Greg (2018-10-13). "'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' Is a New Kind of Food TV Show". Eater. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. ^ a b St.Félix, Doreen (2018-11-08). "Samin Nosrat's Sensual, Compassionate Food Travels in "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-12-27.

External links

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