Cooking Around the World

Cookbooks featuring various cuisines from a variety of cultures and countries.

Updated August 6, 2024
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Korean American food that tastes like home
Kim, Eric (Cooking writer)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMESANDLOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER .An homage to what it means to be Korean American with delectable recipes that explore how new culinary traditions can be forged to honor both your past and your present. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE .IACP AWARD...
The food of Oaxaca recipes and stories from Mexico's culinary capital
Ruiz, Alejandro
Paper Book
IACP Cookbook Award Winner A groundbreaking cookbook celebrating the distinctive cuisine and culture of Oaxaca, from one of Mexico's most revered chefs. With a foreword by Enrique Olvera. In The Food of Oaxaca, acclaimed chef Alejandro Ruiz shares the cuisine...
Vietnamese home cooking
Phan, Charles.
Paper Book
In his eagerly awaited first cookbook, award-winning chef Charles Phan from San Francisco's Slanted Door restaurant introduces traditional Vietnamese cooking to home cooks by focusing on fundamental techniques and ingredients. When Charles Phan opened his now-legendary restaurant,...
Jang the soul of Korean cooking
Kang, Mingoo
Paper Book
In the first book on the subject in English, South Korea's best chef shows readers how to cook with jangs-the sauces that are the essential building blocks of all Korean cuisine. In the 60 home-cook-friendly dishes, he demystifies jangs while showing how they can be used to make both Korean...
Ammu Indian home-cooking to nourish your soul
Khan, Asma
Paper Book
A new cookbook from the star of Netflix's Chef's Table and one of the world's most prominent female chefs Heart-warming and full of comforting aromatic Indian flavors: Indian food from home, cooked with heart Ammu is a collection of recipes from...
Saka Saka adventures in African cooking, south of the Sahara
Cocagne, Anto
Paper Book
Chef Anto Cocagne and Photographer Aline Princet take us on a unique food journey and introduce us to the best recipes from Gabon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, and Ethiopia. Chef Anto Cocagne and Photographer Aline Princet take us on a unique food journey and introduce...
Vegetarian India a journey through the best of Indian home cooking
Jaffrey, Madhur, 1933- author.
Paper Book
The "queen of Indian cooking" (Saveur) and seven-time James Beard Award-winning author shares the delectable, healthful, vegetable- and grain-based foods enjoyed around the Indian subcontinent. "The world's best-known ambassador of Indian cuisine travels the subcontinent to...
Islas a celebration of tropical cooking : 125 recipes from the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Ocean Islands
Diaz, Von
Paper Book
The islands spanning the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans are remarkable places, sharing dozens of ingredients and cooking techniques, including marinating, pickling and fermentation, braising and stewing, frying, grilling and smoking, and steaming and in-ground roasting. Bold flavors drip from...
Aloha kitchen recipes from Hawai'i
Kysar, Alana, 1985- author.
Paper Book
From a Maui native and food blogger comes a gorgeous cookbook of 85 fresh and sunny recipes reflects the major cultures that have influenced local Hawaiʻi food over time- Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Filipino, and Western. IACP AWARD FINALIST ....
Bottom of the pot Persian recipes and stories
Deravian, Naz
Paper Book
Winner of the IACP 2019 First Book Award presented by The Julia Child Foundation "Like Madhur Jaffrey and Marcella Hazan before her, Naz Deravian will introduce the pleasures and secrets of her mother culture's cooking to a broad audience that has no idea what it's been...
Lebanese cuisine more than 185 simple, delicious, authentic recipes
Farah, Madelain
Paper Book
Lebanese Cuisine includes the best of what Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine has to offer, complete with a glossary of Arabic terms and suggested menus, Lebanese Cuisine will be a welcome addition to every cook's library. Leila Habib Kirske's mother Madelain Farah wrote the original edition...
The Pepper Thai cookbook family recipes from everyone's favorite Thai mom
Teigen, Pepper
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . 80 stir-fried-saucy, sweet-and-tangy mostly Thai-ish recipes from the mom who taught Chrissy (almost) everything she knows, Pepper Teigen! IACP AWARD FINALIST . ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR- Time Out, Food52...
My Korea traditional flavors, modern recipes
Kim, Hooni
Paper Book
Simple rice cakes drenched in a spicy sauce. Bulgogi sliders. A scallion pancake (pajeon) the New York Times calls "the essential taste of Korean cuisine." For years Hooni Kim's food has earned him raves, including a Michelin Star--the first ever awarded to a Korean restaurant--for Danji. His...
The Mediterranean dish 120 bold and healthy recipes you'll make on repeat
Karadsheh, Suzy
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The highly anticipated debut cookbook from the creator of The Mediterranean Dish website, with more than 120 recipes for bright and flavorful Mediterranean diet-inspired meals. "I want to cook everything in this book! It's not just...
Persiana recipes from the Middle East & beyond
Ghayour, Sabrina
Paper Book
"This is an outstanding collection that will surely win readers over and inspire many a meal." ,ÄîPublishers Weekly "With this stunning collection of approachable Middle Eastern recipes, the author dispels the notion that Persian, Turkish, Arab, and Armenian cuisines are too complicated for home...
Love Japan recipes from our Japanese American kitchen
Okuchi, Sawako, 1976- author.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD AWARD . Discover comforting homestyle Japanese American cuisine with 100 unique, simple, and tasty recipes fromthe owners of the innovative Brooklyn restaurant Shalom Japan A FOOD NETWORK BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR Steaming sukiyaki....
Rambutan recipes from Sri Lanka
Shanmugalingam, Cynthia
Paper Book
*WINNER* - FORTNUM AND MASON AWARDS DEBUT COOKERY BOOK 2023 'One of the Best Cookbooks of 2022' - Delicious Magazine, Bon Appetit, New York Times, LA Times Accompanying book of the much-loved Sri Lankan restaurant in the heart of London's Borough...
Coconut & sambal recipes from my Indonesian kitchen
Lee, Lara
Paper Book
As seen in The New York Times * Food & Wine * Eater * Forbes * Travel + Leisure * Saveur * Epicurious * Bon Appetit * Food52 * The Strategist * Chowhound * The New York Times Book Review * The Boston Globe *...
The Aleppo cookbook celebrating the legendary cuisine of Syria
Matar, Marlene
Paper Book
It is hardly surprising that Aleppo, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is also home to one of the world's most distinguished and vibrant cuisines. Here, one of the Arab world's most renowned chefs unlocks the secrets to this distinctive cuisine in this comprehensive cookbook...
To Asia, with love
McKinnon, Hetty
Paper Book
For bestselling cookbook author Hetty McKinnon, Asian cooking is personal. McKinnon grew up in a home filled with the aromas, sights, and sounds of her Chinese mother's cooking. These days she strives to recreate those memories for her own family--and yours--with traditional dishes prepared in non...
Istanbul and beyond exploring the diverse cuisines of Turkey
Eckhardt, Robyn
Paper Book
The most extensive and lushly photographed Turkish cookbook to date, by two internationally acclaimed experts Standing at the crossroads between the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Asia, Turkey boasts astonishingly rich and diverse culinary traditions. Journalist Robyn...
Easy German cookbook
Carlson, Karen
Paper Book
Guten Appetit! Create delicious German dishes in a snap. German cooking and baking is loved the world over for its rich, complex flavors. While these recipes have been passed down through generations, making them at home is simple with the Easy German Cookbook. Learn...
Arabiyya recipes from the life of an Arab in diaspora
Assil, Reem
Paper Book
IACP AWARD WINNER . A collection of 100+ bright, bold recipes influenced by the vibrant flavors and convivial culture of the Arab world, filled with moving personal essays on food, family, and identity and mixed with a pinch of California cool, from chef and activist Reem Assil ...
Tex-Mex traditions, innovations, and comfort foods from both sides of the border
Fry, Ford
Paper Book
Tex-Mexis more than just a flavor-packed cookbook of tried and true recipes for comfort-food favorites like nachos, fajitas, and chili-it's a way of life. "A revelatory book that will make you want to heartily wander the border."-Hugh Acheson It was...
Zaytinya delicious mediterranean dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon
Andres, Jose
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A vibrant celebration of the shared flavors and traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean Since Chef José Andrés opened the doors to his restaurant Zaytinya twenty years ago, food lovers have savored his creative adaptations of the classic dishes of Greece,...
The Cuban kitchen
Rábade Roque, Raquel.
Paper Book
What is Cuban cuisine? A delectable intermingling of Spanish, Portuguese, Arabian, Chinese, and African culinary traditions-a true melting pot of all the influences that combine in Cuban culture. Now, Raquel Rabade Roque gives us the definitive book of Cuban cuisine- encyclopedic in its...
Colombiana a rediscovery of recipes & rituals from the soul of Colombia
Velasquez, Mariana
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE "I have never read a more passionate and heartfelt expression of Colombian culture and cuisine in English. I've been waiting for years for a book like this to come out." -J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times bestselling...
The SalviSoul cookbook Salvadoran recipes and the women who preserve them
Vasquez, Karla Tatiana, 1987- author.
Paper Book
A beautifully photographed cookbook that celebrates the vibrant culture and community of El Salvador through 80 recipes and stories from twenty-five Salvadoran women. "A heartfelt tribute to heritage,a testament to the power of storytelling, and an invitation to savor the true...
Simple Thai food classic recipes from the Thai home kitchen
Punyaratabandhu, Leela
Paper Book
Thai takeout meets authentic, regional flavors in this collection of 100 recipes for easy, economical, and accessible Thai classics-from the rising star behind the blogShe Simmers. Who can say no to a delicious plate of Pad Thai with Shrimp; a fresh, tangy Green Papaya...
Filipinx heritage recipes from the diaspora
Dimayuga, Angela
Paper Book
In her debut cookbook Filipinx, acclaimed and award-winning chef Angela Dimayuga shares her passion for Filipino food with home cooks, cowritten with food writer Ligaya Mishan. Filipinx offers 100 deeply personal recipes--many of them dishes that...
America farm to table simple, delicious recipes celebrating local farmers
Batali, Mario
Paper Book
Bestselling author and world-renowned chef Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer-from Maine to Los Angeles-in stories, photos, and recipes. America -- Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers Mario Batali, who knows the importance...
Mi cocina recipes and rapture from my kitchen in México
Martínez, Rick (Chef) author.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER . JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER . IACP AWARD WINNER . A highly personal love letter to the beauty and bounty of México in more than 100 transportive recipes, from the beloved food writer and host of the Babish Culinary Universe show...
Corn dance inspired first American cuisine
Oden, Loretta Barrett
Paper Book
Growing up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, among a host of grandmothers and aunties, Loretta Barrett Oden learned the lessons and lore of Potawatomi cooking, along with those of her father's family, whose ancestors arrived on the Mayflower. This rich cultural blend came to bear in the iconic restaurant she...
Cook Korean! a comic book with recipes
Ha, Robin
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller .A charming introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ingredient profiles, and more, presented through light-hearted comics. Fun to look at and easy to use, this unique combination of cookbook and graphic...
Falastin a cookbook
Tamimi, Sami
Paper Book
A soulful tour of Palestinian cooking today from the Ottolenghi restaurants' executive chef and partner--120 recipes shaped by his personal story as well as the history of Palestine. JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE * IACP AWARD WINNER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE * ONE...
Rice. Noodles. Yum. everyone's favorite southeast Asian dishes
Sotto Raines, Abigail
Paper Book
If you've always wanted to make authentic Asian fare but have been scared to try, Southeast Asian Rice and Noodle Dishes shows you how to make these meals for any time of day!Having travelled extensively around Southeast Asia specifically for this book, Abigail Sotto has come to learn, appreciate...
American table the foods, people, and innovations that feed us
Kingsley, Lisa
Paper Book
In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, a sweeping history of food and culture that summons everyone to the table for a fresh look at the people, ingredients, events, and movements that have shaped how and what we eat in the United States This exploration of the...
Noodles, rice, and everything spice a Thai comic book cookbook
Witte, Christina De
Paper Book
"This fun guide to Thai food in comic book form weaves in the history of each dish and lots of cooking tips, plus just enough food photography to keep your mouth watering."-Epicurious An approachable comic book cookbook tour of Thai culture and cuisine with 50 recipes and...
New native kitchen celebrating modern recipes of the American Indian
Bitsoie, Freddie
Paper Book
From Freddie Bitsoie, the executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian's Natural Museum of the American Indian, and James Beard Award-winning author James O. Fraioli, New Native Kitchen is a celebration of Indigenous cuisine. Offering delicious dishes like Cherrystone...

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