National and regional cuisine Books

'By eating my food, you come into my family. You are sitting with me, with my grandparents, parents and cousins, talking, sharing and enjoying the feeling of being together.' Hamed Allahyari cooks to connect - for that joyful moment you can say salamati...

An ode to conviviality, south of the Sahara - generosity and positivity through recipes, stories and culinary traditions. In this vibrant and generous celebration of food, friendship and conviviality, photographer Aline Princet and Anto Cocagne, a young...

From Tigray to the world, a love story through food. This is not your regular cookbook. The recipes are a legacy of Tekebash Gebre, my extraordinary mother. Tekebash was born in Tigray, under the rule of the last Ethiopian emperor. She lived under a...

Dark Rye and Honey Cake explores a whole year of rustic bakes, unearthing long-forgotten recipes and reviving treasured favourites. There are waffles and winter breads for the 12 days of Christmas, pancakes for Candlemas and Carnival, pretzels for Lent,...

When Iranian writer and food photographer Saghar Setareh moved to Italy at the age of 22, she was enchanted by the rich food culture of her adopted country, and this inspired a curiosity in the cuisine of her homeland and the surrounding countries of the...

Award-winning writer Eleanor Ford's recipes and stories explore how centuries of spice trading and cultural diffusion changed the world's cuisine. Award-winning writer Eleanor Ford's recipes and stories explore how centuries of spice trading and...

Health-giving, accessible, delicious recipes, put together with passion and purpose, and enlightening food stories from a civilisation that has not yet lost touch with how to eat. 'This warm and engaging cookbook shines a rare light on the fascinating...

Gujarati cuisine is traditionally boiled, baked, steamed, or stir-fried - creating light and healthy meals that are still packed with flavour. This cookbook explores authentic cuisine from the west coast of India - with recipes adopting the...

Picture a generous bowl filled to the brim with steaming hot broth. Its perfect surface intricately patterned with tiny droplets of oil; the flavour enhanced with algae, miso, dried fungi and fish sauce. Thin and springy noodles nestle in the base, while...

120 recipes for classic Italian breads and baked goods; from focaccia to crostate; savoury to sweet. Making bread has always been a natural passion for Gennaro Contaldo. Ingrained since childhood with memories of his mother's weekly bread-making and...

Gennaro shows that good family cooking doesn't have to be complicated. Whether you're looking for a soup, a salad, a quick pasta dish, a slow-cooked Sunday lunch or something for a special occasion, this book has the recipes for you. Everyday dishes...

A collection of delicious country recipes from the National Trust which celebrates the wonderful heritage of traditional food from around Britain. this wonderful collection of 200 traditional recipes brings you the best of British country cooking. there...

Celebrate Portugal's vibrant, globally-influenced - and influential - food culture via more than 550 classic and contemporary recipes. With its diverse cuisine and intriguing culinary history, Portugal is a top travel destination for food lovers...

Increase your Taco Tuesday repertoire and take a deeper dive into the versatility of this popular mealtime treat with this collection of fun, accessible taqueria food.  Specializing in vibrantly colourful, authentic Mexican fare using only fresh...

Rick Stein's Food Stories - Over 100 New Recipes Inspired by My Travels Around the British Isles offers a culinary journey through the rich and diverse food culture of the UK. Renowned chef Rick Stein shares over 100 brand-new recipes, inspired by his...

A ground-breaking Middle Eastern cookbook from the co-author of Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem, and co-founder of the innovative Ottolenghi delis. FALASTIN is a love letter to Palestine, the land and its people; an evocative collection of over...

From the golden girl of Middle Eastern cookery, Sirocco will bring tastes of the East to Western-style dishes in a collection of 100 delicious and accessible recipes. With an emphasis on simple ingredients and strong flavours, Ghayour will bring her...

Spice up your weeknights with over sixty secret recipes from the award-winning Lucky Taco team. The Lucky Taco food truck has been serving up fresh, authentic and delicious tacos to appreciative fans for 10 years. Now you can recreate their famous...

Everything you need to enjoy delicious, easy and authentic Thai cuisine at home, with classic dishes, simple methods and handy pantry tips. Immerse yourself in Thai food, and discover its exceptional flavours through 100 traditional recipes that take...

Ela! Ela! is a collection of recipes and stories from cook and food writer Ella Mittas. Inspired by her time working in a village in the mountains of Crete and the hot, loud streets of Istanbul, as well as her Greek heritage, they represent a journey of...

Karkalla at Home: Native Foods & Everyday Recipes for Connecting to Country by Mindy Woods is a celebration of Australia’s rich Indigenous heritage through the vibrant flavors of native ingredients. This cookbook invites you to explore the ancient...

The hotly anticipated new book from Bill Granger celebrates today's bright picture of Australian food - 20 years since he released the bestselling Sydney Food. 'Every city has one cafe that becomes the poster child for its inner spirit, and for Sydney,...

Vibrant recipes, one family's memories of their homeland and a fascinating insight into Afghanistan's rich heritage. Interwoven with traditional Afghan recipes is one family's story of a region long afflicted by war, but with much more at its heart...

The perfect pesto. The best bouillabaisse. The purest paella. The perfect pesto. The best bouillabaisse. The purest paella. A river of gold flows through western Italy, southern France and eastern Spain. It's the olive oil that links three great...

A flavour-filled vegetarian and vegan journey through the subcontinent and beyond - from Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka 'A culture of food and friendship flows through my veins. This is the culture of the...

Enjoy the bold flavors of Chinese food with 90 accessible plant-based recipes for the Western cook and kitchen. No wok required  With her popular blog, Omnivore's Cookbook, Maggie Zhu is the go-to person for traditional Chinese recipes designed for the...

The long-awaited, best-selling cookbook from Mely Martinez, The Mexican Home Kitchen, compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households, with influences from states like Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de...

A heart-warming cookbook of comforting aromatic Indian flavours, from Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express and Netflix fame Indian food from home, cooked with heart This book is a collection of recipes from my childhood, my Indian family kitchen. A...

A delectable celebration of one of the oldest French master chocolatiers Since the opening of its first shop in 1882, Maison Weiss has mastered chocolate making, including learning the skills to select the best beans, mix cocoa from various regions, and...

The definitive guide to creating the most mouthwatering hamburgers by America's leading burger expert-expanded and updated with new and improved recipes The Great American Burger Book was the first book to showcase a wide range of regional burger styles...

Draw your own comic book adventure exactly as you imagine it! Tuttle Studio brings you the ultimate flexible blank comic book and manga sketchbook/notebook. Draw your own adventure exactly the way you see it! Watch your story unfold, panel by panel,...

Your all-in-one guide to authentic Malaysian flavors and recipes! Malaysian cuisine is an exciting blend of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Eurasian, and Nonya cooking. Author Wendy Hutton presents you with authentic recipes for all the most popular Malaysian...

Fresh, flavorful, and full of spices, veggies, and healthy proteins, Indian for Everyone presents over 100 curries, daals, and other classic Indian dishes to make and enjoy with your kids (or without). A former chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant...

A beautiful new edition of the beloved cookbook capturing the spirit of Julia Child's debut TV show, which made her a star and is now featured as the centrepiece of HBO Max's Julia, The French Chef Cookbook is a comprehensive (Aioli to Veloute,...

Catalan Food: Culture and Flavors from the Mediterranean

A collection of stories, 75 recipes, and vibrant photography depicting the best round-up from Paris's culinary scene.  Paris has long been synonymous with the best in dining. But until now, no single book has explained why this city continues to matter...

I am at one with Nature's perfection - her beauty, her colours, her fragrances - and she has allowed me to glimpse it in a man.' On the eve of the First World War, Fleurette, the only daughter of the wealthy Delacroix perfume dynasty, is being forced to...

The definitive guide to Thai cuisine. A brand new edition of the modern classic by internationally renowned chef and Thai food expert David Thompson. Thai Food gives the most comprehensive account of this ancient and exotic cuisine ever published in...

Let Christine Manfield guide you through the deeply fragrant world of Indian home cooking. Mastering the incredible array of spices and techniques applied in the Indian kitchen can seem a daunting task for the casual cook. But in Indian Cooking...

A peculiar attribute of the landscape surrounding Arniano is the ever-changing light. Early in the morning, there is an extraordinary mist that sits in the valley and interweaves through the hills, allowing just the tops to show above the smoky clouds...

Inspired by the global "Subtle Asian" community, Modern Asian Baking at Home features exciting, contemporary Asian-inspired ingredients and techniques bakers of all levels will want to add to their repertoires. From the Subtle Asian Baking community...

This is it! The everyday French cookbook you'll truly cook from, night after night. Grounded in the wisdom of classical French cooking, yet updated for today, Everyday French Cooking emphasizes easy technique, simple food, and speedy preparation of...

The first proper Lebanese cookbook on the market! Fresh, flavorful, and healthy ingredients, prepared the right way! Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, chickpeas, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemons, fresh seafood, poultry, and lamb—with its abundance of...

It deserves a place in every Australian kitchen' - Delicious Magazine Features a foreword from the bestselling author of DARK EMU, Bruce Pascoe. This gorgeous illustrated, informative and contemporary cookbook and compendium of native foods will show...

The Little French Kitchen is Rachel Khoo's love letter to her adopted country. Taking time out from her base in Paris, she decided to travel to the four corners of France, eager to find out what local dishes and ingredients she could track down on her...

Mexico: The Cookbook is the definitive bible of Mexican home cooking and features more than 700 authentic recipes that can be easily recreated at home  Mexico: The Cookbook is the definitive bible of home-cooking from Mexico. With a culinary history...

Dive into the unique foodscape of Oman with Dina Macki's debut cookbook. With honesty and curiosity, British-born Omani-Zanzibari chef Dina Macki explores the unique foodscape of Oman, in the first Omani cookbook to be written by an Omani chef. Bahari,...