About The Book

Wikipedia's Synopsis

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals is a 2006 non-fiction book by Michael Pollan. Pollan explores the question What should we have for dinner? To answer this question, he follows four meals from their origins in one of three different food chains to the plate. Along the journey, Pollan examines the ethical, political, and ecological factors that are intertwined in the industrial, organic, and personal (hunted-gathered) food chains while describing the environmental and health consequences that result from our food choices within these chains. The Omnivore's Dilemma describes the shades of meaning with the term organic and reminds readers how food comes to the American table. The New York Times honored the book as one of the top 10 best books of 2006.

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