Books Recommended by Samin Nosrat
Gran Cocina Latina
The Food of Latin America
Maricel E. Presilla
Source: "Vastly detailed and rich with anthropological, historical, and cultural information, I refer to this book first anytime I want to learn or better understand anything about Latin cuisine." - Samin Nosrat
My Bombay Kitchen
Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking
Niloufer Ichaporia King
Source: "Parsi cooking is exquisite, existing at the intersection of Indian and Persian, and I can never get enough of [the author]'s recipes (I adore her Parsi deviled eggs)." - Samin Nosrat
On Food and Cooking
The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Harold McGee
Source: "This explains everything. Literally. I am so grateful to [the author] for his tirelessness, his patience, and his commitment to answering the whys of the kitchen." - Samin Nosrat
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg
Source: "I saw one day at a store when I was struggling on the 900th draft of my own book and it has been so meaningful and moving to me." - Samin Nosrat
Edna Lewis
At the Table with an American Original
Sara B. Franklin
Source: "This book is vital, introducing a new generation of readers and eaters to the deeply important life and legacy of Miss Lewis." - Samin Nosrat
Vibration Cooking
or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
Source: "[The author] is such an important source of inspiration for me, reluctant recipe writer and follower that I am." - Samin Nosrat
The Hungry Ear
Poems of Food and Drink
Kevin Young
Source: "I thumb through this collection of poems every time I need a little inspiration, whether in my writing or my cooking." - Samin Nosrat
Longthroat Memoirs
Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds
Yemisi Aribisala
Source: "Most everything I know about Nigerian cooking, I’ve learned from [this author], the nation’s finest culinary writer." - Samin Nosrat
Bringing It to the Table
On Farming and Food
Wendell Berry
Source: "I always turn to [this author] for inspiration on food, community, agriculture, and well, just being a human." - Samin Nosrat
The Taste of Country Cooking
Edna Lewis
Source: "Miss Lewis is a legend, and all American cooks should get to know her writing and her recipes." - Samin Nosrat
Cooked
A Natural History of Transformation
Michael Pollan
Source: "After I audited the class with [the author], he started writing a book about cooking, which ended up being [this book]." - Samin Nosrat
Honey From a Weed
Patience Gray
Source: "The first cookbook I ever saw, let alone read, that strayed from the usual format." - Samin Nosrat
The Sesame Street Cookbook
Robert Dennis
Source: "Had a banana bread recipe that I use to make when I was little." - Samin Nosrat
Italian Regional Cooking
Ada Boni
Source: "It was one of the most formative books for me as a young cook!" - Samin Nosrat
White Heat 25
Marco Pierre White
Source: Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Rural Life
Verlyn Klinkenborg
Source: Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Lulu's Provençal Table
The Food and Wine from Domaine Tempier Vineyard
Richard Olney
Source: Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Amarcord
Marcella Remembers
Marcella Hazan
Source: Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Source: Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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