I’m currently super into Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters and Mexican Today by Pati Jinich. Vegetables is just so useful, I use it as a reference all the time now. And there are so many great ideas! This is my first Pati book and I have to say her food is phenomenal. Everything I’ve made has been a 9 or 10/10. And she is just a total delight to top it off.
What about yall? Any books in heavy rotation right now?
His first book completely changed my world, can’t wait to read this one!!
It’s amazing. It’s separated by region from the arctic down to Mexico. Each section talks about the biome, the people who live there, a little history and culture followed by recipes. The recipes use only native ingredients but in an accessible way. I learned so much about foods that had a native origin that isn’t talked about. I especially loved the regions around Mexico because I never considered how foods there are unchained for centuries. Highly recommend it.
I rented it from the library so I read it in like 2 weeks. I might buy it just to have around