🧂 Global Pantry

A culinary exploration of ingredients and flavors from around the world, inviting home cooks to stock their kitchens with the spices, grains, and staples of diverse food traditions.

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook

by Sheila Lukins • 1994

Two years. Thirty-three countries. A cookbook that treats the whole world as one pantry.

3.63

2k+

🌍 World Cuisines ✈️ Travel-Inspired Cooking 🛒 Market-To-Table 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫙 Condiment Making

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook Summary

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook 91%

Two years. Thirty-three countries. A cookbook that treats the whole world as one pantry.

by Sheila Lukins 1994

3.63

2k+ ratings

🌍 World Cuisines ✈️ Travel-Inspired Cooking 🛒 Market-To-Table 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫙 Condiment Making

The Art of Simple Food

by Alice Waters • 2007

The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.

3.94

27k+

🥬 Farm-To-Table 🗓️ Seasonal Cooking 🏡 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food 🌎 Sustainable Eating

The Art of Simple Food 89%

The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.

by Alice Waters 2007

3.94

27k+ ratings

🥬 Farm-To-Table 🗓️ Seasonal Cooking 🏡 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food 🌎 Sustainable Eating

Moveable Feasts

by Sarah Murray • 2007

Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.

3.55

205

📜 Food History 🌍 Global Food Trade 📦 Food Logistics 📊 Supply Chain History ❄️ Cold Chain Logistics

Moveable Feasts 89%

Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.

by Sarah Murray 2007

3.55

205 ratings

📜 Food History 🌍 Global Food Trade 📦 Food Logistics 📊 Supply Chain History ❄️ Cold Chain Logistics

Food Matters

by Mark Bittman • 2008

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

3.97

11k+

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🍳 Home Cooking

Food Matters 89%

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

by Mark Bittman 2008

3.97

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🍳 Home Cooking

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

by Tom Standage • 2005

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

3.81

34k+

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History 🚢 History Of Trade 🏺 Material Culture

A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary

A History of the World in 6 Glasses 89%

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

by Tom Standage 2005

3.81

34k+ ratings

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History 🚢 History Of Trade 🏺 Material Culture

Eating for Beginners

by Melanie Rehak • 2010

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

3.62

285

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

Eating for Beginners 89%

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

by Melanie Rehak 2010

3.62

285 ratings

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

I Quit Sugar for Life

by Sarah Wilson • 2014

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

3.87

588

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health 📅 Meal Planning 🫙 Fermented Foods

I Quit Sugar for Life 89%

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

by Sarah Wilson 2014

3.87

588 ratings

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health 📅 Meal Planning 🫙 Fermented Foods

Easy Weeknight Dinners

by Emily Weinstein • 2024

100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.

3.97

289

🍽️ Weeknight Meals ⏱️ Quick Meals 🥘 Sheet Pan Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking 🧽 Minimal Cleanup

Easy Weeknight Dinners 89%

100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.

by Emily Weinstein 2024

3.97

289 ratings

🍽️ Weeknight Meals ⏱️ Quick Meals 🥘 Sheet Pan Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking 🧽 Minimal Cleanup

Eating Tomorrow

by Timothy A. Wise • 2019

Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.

3.78

🍽️ Food Politics 🏢 Agribusiness Critique 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🏞️ Land Grabbing 🌱 Agro-Ecology

Eating Tomorrow 89%

Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.

by Timothy A. Wise 2019

3.78

78 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🏢 Agribusiness Critique 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🏞️ Land Grabbing 🌱 Agro-Ecology

Real Fast Food

by Nigel Slater • 1992

A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.

4.15

1k+

🍳 Quick Cooking 🏠 Home Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking 🥬 Ingredient Cooking 📋 Simple Recipes

Real Fast Food 89%

A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.

by Nigel Slater 1992

4.15

1k+ ratings

🍳 Quick Cooking 🏠 Home Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking 🥬 Ingredient Cooking 📋 Simple Recipes

How to Cook Everything

by Mark Bittman • 1998

Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.

4.00

102k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📚 Cooking Fundamentals 🔧 Technique-First Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking 🎨 Kitchen Improvisation

How to Cook Everything 89%

Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.

by Mark Bittman 1998

4.00

102k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📚 Cooking Fundamentals 🔧 Technique-First Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking 🎨 Kitchen Improvisation

The Noodle Narratives

by Frederick K. Errington • 2013

Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.

3.43

🧑‍🔬 Food Anthropology 📦 Commodity Histories 🏭 Industrial Food 🌍 Global Food Systems ⚖️ Food Politics

The Noodle Narratives 88%

Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.

by Frederick K. Errington 2013

3.43

79 ratings

🧑‍🔬 Food Anthropology 📦 Commodity Histories 🏭 Industrial Food 🌍 Global Food Systems ⚖️ Food Politics

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

4.19

4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 88%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eat Nordic

by Trine Hahnemann • 2016

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

3.19

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

Eat Nordic 88%

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

by Trine Hahnemann 2016

3.19

16 ratings

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

Eat Well, Save More

by Cath Armstrong • 2012

Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.

3.57

💰 Grocery Budgeting 🍳 Home Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 💸 Frugal Living 🫙 Pantry Cooking

Eat Well, Save More 88%

Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.

by Cath Armstrong 2012

3.57

7 ratings

💰 Grocery Budgeting 🍳 Home Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 💸 Frugal Living 🫙 Pantry Cooking

Made in Italy

by Giorgio Locatelli • 2006

A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.

4.35

368

🍽️ Culinary Memoir 🇮🇹 Regional Italian 🐌 Slow Food Movement 🍝 Pasta Making 🥩 Nose To Tail

Made in Italy 88%

A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.

by Giorgio Locatelli 2006

4.35

368 ratings

🍽️ Culinary Memoir 🇮🇹 Regional Italian 🐌 Slow Food Movement 🍝 Pasta Making 🥩 Nose To Tail

New World Sourdough

by Bryan Ford • 2020

Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.

4.18

733

🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥖 Artisan Bread 🦠 Natural Fermentation 🌍 Global Breads 👩‍🍳 From Scratch

New World Sourdough 88%

Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.

by Bryan Ford 2020

4.18

733 ratings

🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥖 Artisan Bread 🦠 Natural Fermentation 🌍 Global Breads 👩‍🍳 From Scratch

Wild Chocolate

by Rowan Jacobsen • 2024

Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.

4.12

557

📜 Food History ✈️ Culinary Travel 🍫 Chocolate History 🫙 Fermentation 🌳 Agroforestry

Wild Chocolate 88%

Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.

by Rowan Jacobsen 2024

4.12

557 ratings

📜 Food History ✈️ Culinary Travel 🍫 Chocolate History 🫙 Fermentation 🌳 Agroforestry

Earth Democracy

by Vandana Shiva • 2005

The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.

3.97

749

🍽️ Food Politics 🌍 Anti-Globalization ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏞️ The Commons 🏢 Corporate Power

Earth Democracy 88%

The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.

by Vandana Shiva 2005

3.97

749 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🌍 Anti-Globalization ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏞️ The Commons 🏢 Corporate Power

The 5 Factor Diet

by Harley Pasternak • 2004

A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.

3.35

248

🏋️ Weight Management 🌍 Global Food Traditions 🍽️ Portion Control 🧘 Mindful Eating 📅 Meal Planning

The 5 Factor Diet 88%

A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.

by Harley Pasternak 2004

3.35

248 ratings

🏋️ Weight Management 🌍 Global Food Traditions 🍽️ Portion Control 🧘 Mindful Eating 📅 Meal Planning

Pok Pok

by Andy Ricker • 2013

A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.

4.21

1k+

🌶️ Thai Cuisine 🍜 Street Food 🗺️ Regional Cooking 🥘 Wok Cooking ⚖️ Flavor Balancing

Pok Pok 88%

A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.

by Andy Ricker 2013

4.21

1k+ ratings

🌶️ Thai Cuisine 🍜 Street Food 🗺️ Regional Cooking 🥘 Wok Cooking ⚖️ Flavor Balancing

An Everlasting Meal

by Tamar Adler • 2011

The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.

4.20

8k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📝 Food Essays 🥡 Batch Cooking 🗑️ Food Waste Reduction 🎨 Improvisational Cooking

An Everlasting Meal 88%

The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.

by Tamar Adler 2011

4.20

8k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📝 Food Essays 🥡 Batch Cooking 🗑️ Food Waste Reduction 🎨 Improvisational Cooking

Grocery

by Michael Ruhlman • 2017

A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.

3.78

4k+

🛒 Grocery History 🍩 Processed Food 📢 Food Marketing 🔬 Nutrition Science 🍳 Home Cooking

Grocery 88%

A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.

by Michael Ruhlman 2017

3.78

4k+ ratings

🛒 Grocery History 🍩 Processed Food 📢 Food Marketing 🔬 Nutrition Science 🍳 Home Cooking

How to Make Bread

by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou • 2011

Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.

4.38

182

🍞 Bread Baking 🫙 Sourdough 🥐 Pastry Making 🌾 Gluten-Free Baking 🔬 Ingredient Science

How to Make Bread 88%

Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.

by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou 2011

4.38

182 ratings

🍞 Bread Baking 🫙 Sourdough 🥐 Pastry Making 🌾 Gluten-Free Baking 🔬 Ingredient Science

Cooked

by Michael Pollan • 2013

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

4.08

26k+

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Cooked 88%

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

by Michael Pollan 2013

4.08

26k+ ratings

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Ethiopia

by Yohanis Gebreyesus • 2018

A chef decodes the fermented flatbread, spiced butter, and vegan feasts of a 3,000-year-old cuisine.

4.22

148

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Cooking 🫙 Fermentation 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫂 Communal Eating 🌱 Vegan Traditions

Ethiopia 88%

A chef decodes the fermented flatbread, spiced butter, and vegan feasts of a 3,000-year-old cuisine.

by Yohanis Gebreyesus 2018

4.22

148 ratings

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Cooking 🫙 Fermentation 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫂 Communal Eating 🌱 Vegan Traditions

Fermentation for Beginners

by Drakes Press • 2013

Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.

3.88

341

🫙 Fermented Foods 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Probiotic Cooking 🌾 Traditional Foodways 🏡 Homemade Pantry

Fermentation for Beginners 88%

Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.

by Drakes Press 2013

3.88

341 ratings

🫙 Fermented Foods 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Probiotic Cooking 🌾 Traditional Foodways 🏡 Homemade Pantry

The Flavour Thesaurus

by Niki Segnit • 2010

Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.

4.26

3k+

📚 Flavor Pairing 🍳 Improvisational Cooking ♻️ Food Waste Reduction 🥬 Plant-Led Eating 📖 Kitchen Reference

The Flavour Thesaurus 88%

Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.

by Niki Segnit 2010

4.26

3k+ ratings

📚 Flavor Pairing 🍳 Improvisational Cooking ♻️ Food Waste Reduction 🥬 Plant-Led Eating 📖 Kitchen Reference

Taste of Persia

by Naomi Duguid • 2016

A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.

4.14

495

🍽️ Persian Cuisine ✈️ Culinary Travel 🥘 Culinary Traditions 🏠 Regional Home Cooking 📜 Food History

Taste of Persia 88%

A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.

by Naomi Duguid 2016

4.14

495 ratings

🍽️ Persian Cuisine ✈️ Culinary Travel 🥘 Culinary Traditions 🏠 Regional Home Cooking 📜 Food History

Animal, Vegetable, Junk

by Mark Bittman • 2021

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

3.90

4k+

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Animal, Vegetable, Junk 88%

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

by Mark Bittman 2021

3.90

4k+ ratings

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Last Harvest

by Dan Saladino • 2021

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

4.31

3k+

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

Last Harvest 88%

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

by Dan Saladino 2021

4.31

3k+ ratings

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

The Sourdough School

by Vanessa Kimbell • 2018

The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.

4.13

558

🍞 Artisan Baking 🫙 Wild Fermentation 🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Fermentation Science 🏺 Ancient Grains

The Sourdough School 88%

The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.

by Vanessa Kimbell 2018

4.13

558 ratings

🍞 Artisan Baking 🫙 Wild Fermentation 🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Fermentation Science 🏺 Ancient Grains

The Mediterranean Table

by Sonoma Press • 2015

Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.

3.80

330

🌿 Herbs And Spices 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🧂 Spice Blending 👃 Flavor Profiles 🥫 Pantry Building

The Mediterranean Table 88%

Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.

by Sonoma Press 2015

3.80

330 ratings

🌿 Herbs And Spices 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🧂 Spice Blending 👃 Flavor Profiles 🥫 Pantry Building

Food Rules

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

3.99

49k+

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Food Rules 88%

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

by Michael Pollan 2008

3.99

49k+ ratings

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Simpel

by Yotam Ottolenghi • 2018

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

4.30

14k+

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Simpel 88%

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

by Yotam Ottolenghi 2018

4.30

14k+ ratings

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

The Taste of Conquest

by Michael Krondl • 2007

Nutmeg once outweighed gold. Three cities chased it across oceans and dragged the world behind them.

3.75

949

🌶️ Spice Trade 🍖 Medieval Cuisine ⛵ Age Of Exploration 📦 Commodity Histories 👑 Food And Empire

The Taste of Conquest 88%

Nutmeg once outweighed gold. Three cities chased it across oceans and dragged the world behind them.

by Michael Krondl 2007

3.75

949 ratings

🌶️ Spice Trade 🍖 Medieval Cuisine ⛵ Age Of Exploration 📦 Commodity Histories 👑 Food And Empire

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

by Better Homes and Gardens • 1953

Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.

4.15

140k+

🧪 Test Kitchen Tradition 🔪 Cooking Fundamentals 🌿 Ingredient Guides 🧁 Baking Precision 🌍 Global Flavors

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Summary

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 88%

Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.

by Better Homes and Gardens 1953

4.15

140k+ ratings

🧪 Test Kitchen Tradition 🔪 Cooking Fundamentals 🌿 Ingredient Guides 🧁 Baking Precision 🌍 Global Flavors

Food Politics

by Robert Paarlberg • 2010

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

3.49

340

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

Food Politics 88%

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

by Robert Paarlberg 2010

3.49

340 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Michael Pollan • 2006

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

4.19

211k+

🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

The Omnivore's Dilemma 88%

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

by Michael Pollan 2006

4.19

211k+ ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

Ratio

by Michael Ruhlman • 2009

Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.

4.09

7k+

🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔬 Culinary Science 📖 Cooking Without Recipes 🧪 Kitchen Science 🍞 Baking Fundamentals

Ratio 88%

Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.

by Michael Ruhlman 2009

4.09

7k+ ratings

🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔬 Culinary Science 📖 Cooking Without Recipes 🧪 Kitchen Science 🍞 Baking Fundamentals

How We Eat

by Paco Underhill • 2022

Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.

3.50

459

🏭 Food Systems 🛒 Retail Anthropology 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods 🌾 Local Food Movement

How We Eat 88%

Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.

by Paco Underhill 2022

3.50

459 ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🛒 Retail Anthropology 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods 🌾 Local Food Movement

The Lost Super Foods

by Claude Davis • 2021

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

4.27

107

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

The Lost Super Foods 88%

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

by Claude Davis 2021

4.27

107 ratings

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

The Blue Zones Kitchen

by Dan Buettner • 2019

Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.

4.00

3k+

⏳ Longevity Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🌍 Regional Cooking 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🍽️ Food Culture

The Blue Zones Kitchen 88%

Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.

by Dan Buettner 2019

4.00

3k+ ratings

⏳ Longevity Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🌍 Regional Cooking 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🍽️ Food Culture

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Richie Chevat • 2015

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

4.03

4k+

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Omnivore's Dilemma 88%

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

by Richie Chevat 2015

4.03

4k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Everyday Italian

by Giada De Laurentiis • 2005

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

3.91

52k+

🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking ⚡ Quick Meals

Everyday Italian 88%

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

by Giada De Laurentiis 2005

3.91

52k+ ratings

🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking ⚡ Quick Meals

Plant-Based on a Budget

by Toni Okamoto • 2019

Eat vegan for $30 a week. The shopping rules and pantry that make it possible.

4.17

913

🌱 Plant-Based Cooking 🧾 Budget Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 🍲 Batch Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Plant-Based on a Budget 88%

Eat vegan for $30 a week. The shopping rules and pantry that make it possible.

by Toni Okamoto 2019

4.17

913 ratings

🌱 Plant-Based Cooking 🧾 Budget Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 🍲 Batch Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Cooking with Nonna

by Rossella Rago • 2017

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

4.44

150

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

Cooking with Nonna 88%

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

by Rossella Rago 2017

4.44

150 ratings

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

How to Feed the World

by Vaclav Smil • 2024

Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.

3.57

978

🥘 Food Systems 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🔬 Nutrition Science 🗑️ Food Waste 🌍 Environmental Footprint

How to Feed the World 88%

Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.

by Vaclav Smil 2024

3.57

978 ratings

🥘 Food Systems 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🔬 Nutrition Science 🗑️ Food Waste 🌍 Environmental Footprint

The Flavor Bible

by Andrew Dornenburg • 2008

The secret of great cooking isn't recipes. It's knowing which ingredients love each other.

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