🥗 Traditional Foods

A movement back to nutrient-dense, minimally processed foods prepared according to ancestral wisdom, from bone broths to lacto-fermented vegetables. These books argue that modern health crises have roots in our abandonment of time-tested foodways.

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Real Food

by Nina Planck • 2006

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

4.04

5k+

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Real Food 89%

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

by Nina Planck 2006

4.04

5k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

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 89%

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

The Art of Fermentation

by Sandor Ellix Katz • 2012

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

4.43

5k+

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Art of Fermentation 89%

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

by Sandor Ellix Katz 2012

4.43

5k+ ratings

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

Nourishing Traditions

by Sally Fallon Morell • 1995

Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.

4.19

14k+

🥩 Ancestral Nutrition 📖 Weston A. Price 🫙 Fermented Foods 🍳 Traditional Food Preparation 💪 Nutrient Density

Nourishing Traditions 89%

Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.

by Sally Fallon Morell 1995

4.19

14k+ ratings

🥩 Ancestral Nutrition 📖 Weston A. Price 🫙 Fermented Foods 🍳 Traditional Food Preparation 💪 Nutrient Density

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 89%

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

Eat Like a Human

by Bill Schindler • 2021

The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.

3.86

352

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🫙 Fermentation 🥩 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥛 Raw Dairy

Eat Like a Human 89%

The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.

by Bill Schindler 2021

3.86

352 ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🫙 Fermentation 🥩 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥛 Raw Dairy

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 89%

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

Tex-Mex Cookbook

by Ford Fry • 2019

From breakfast tacos to backyard grilling, the essential guide to Tex-Mex cooking.

4.21

107

🌮 Tex-Mex Cuisine 🍲 Comfort Food 🔥 Grilling 🍳 Breakfast Dishes 🐟 Seafood Cooking

Tex-Mex Cookbook 89%

From breakfast tacos to backyard grilling, the essential guide to Tex-Mex cooking.

by Ford Fry 2019

4.21

107 ratings

🌮 Tex-Mex Cuisine 🍲 Comfort Food 🔥 Grilling 🍳 Breakfast Dishes 🐟 Seafood Cooking

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 89%

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

Arabesque

by Claudia Roden • 2005

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

4.11

2k+

🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways 🧂 Spice Blends 🥙 Meze Culture

Arabesque 89%

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

by Claudia Roden 2005

4.11

2k+ ratings

🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways 🧂 Spice Blends 🥙 Meze Culture

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 89%

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

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts

by The Moosewood Collective • 1997

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

4.13

249

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking 🥧 Comfort Food 🌾 Farm-To-Table

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts Summary

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts 89%

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

by The Moosewood Collective 1997

4.13

249 ratings

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking 🥧 Comfort Food 🌾 Farm-To-Table

100 Million Years of Food

by Stephen Le • 2016

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

3.62

616

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

100 Million Years of Food 89%

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

by Stephen Le 2016

3.62

616 ratings

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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

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 89%

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

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

by Laxmi Khurana • 1992

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

4.02

143

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book Summary

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book 88%

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

by Laxmi Khurana 1992

4.02

143 ratings

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

Custodians of Wonder

by Eliot Stein • 2024

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

4.19

3k+

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

Custodians of Wonder 88%

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

by Eliot Stein 2024

4.19

3k+ ratings

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

In Defense of Food

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

120k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food 88%

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

by Michael Pollan 2008

4.07

120k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

All Consuming

by Ruby Tandoh • 2025

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

3.59

2k+

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Food Industry 📱 Viral Trends

All Consuming 88%

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

by Ruby Tandoh 2025

3.59

2k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Food Industry 📱 Viral Trends

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

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know

by Candace Rose Rardon • 2020

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

4.04

274

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides 👃 Sensory Tasting 🏛️ Cultural Rituals

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know Summary

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know 88%

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

by Candace Rose Rardon 2020

4.04

274 ratings

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides 👃 Sensory Tasting 🏛️ Cultural Rituals

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 88%

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

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

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

by Weston A. Price • 1939

Traditional diets prevented tooth decay for millennia. Modern foods reversed this in a generation.

4.39

2k+

🥩 Traditional Diets 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🥚 Nutrient Density 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🦷 Dental Decay Prevention

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration Summary

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration 88%

Traditional diets prevented tooth decay for millennia. Modern foods reversed this in a generation.

by Weston A. Price 1939

4.39

2k+ ratings

🥩 Traditional Diets 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🥚 Nutrient Density 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🦷 Dental Decay Prevention

Deep Nutrition

by Catherine Shanahan • 2008

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

4.20

6k+

🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Deep Nutrition 88%

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

by Catherine Shanahan 2008

4.20

6k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

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

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

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine

by Ronald F. Schmid N.D. • 1987

Ten times the vitamins, zero chronic disease. The traditional food wisdom modern diets abandoned.

4.20

119

🥘 Traditional Diets 🦴 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Weston A Price 💊 Food As Medicine 🥬 Raw Foods

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine Summary

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine 88%

Ten times the vitamins, zero chronic disease. The traditional food wisdom modern diets abandoned.

by Ronald F. Schmid N.D. 1987

4.20

119 ratings

🥘 Traditional Diets 🦴 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Weston A Price 💊 Food As Medicine 🥬 Raw Foods

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS

by Munaf Kapadia • 2021

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

4.26

235

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 88%

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

by Munaf Kapadia 2021

4.26

235 ratings

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

by Michelle Robson • 2016

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

3.63

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health Summary

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health 88%

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

by Michelle Robson 2016

3.63

8 ratings

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

Simple French Food

by Richard Olney • 1974

The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.

4.20

362

🥐 French Cuisine 🌿 Provencal Cooking 🍷 Culinary Philosophy 🔪 Classical Technique 🥬 Ingredient Purity

Simple French Food 88%

The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.

by Richard Olney 1974

4.20

362 ratings

🥐 French Cuisine 🌿 Provencal Cooking 🍷 Culinary Philosophy 🔪 Classical Technique 🥬 Ingredient Purity

Great Indian Diet

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra • 2015

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

3.64

995

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating

Great Indian Diet 88%

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra 2015

3.64

995 ratings

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating

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

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

by Marcella Hazan • 1976

The best Italian cooking was never invented in a restaurant. Three techniques unlock the rest.

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🇮🇹 Regional Italian Cooking 🏠 Italian Home Cooking 🧱 Flavor Building 🍝 Pasta Making 🥫 Ingredient Quality

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The best Italian cooking was never invented in a restaurant. Three techniques unlock the rest.

by Marcella Hazan 1976

4.07

26k+ ratings

🇮🇹 Regional Italian Cooking 🏠 Italian Home Cooking 🧱 Flavor Building 🍝 Pasta Making 🥫 Ingredient Quality

A Bite-Sized History of France

by Stephane Henaut • 2018

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

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🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

A Bite-Sized History of France 88%

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

by Stephane Henaut 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

Food and Healing

by Annemarie Colbin • 1986

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

4.11

381

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

Food and Healing 88%

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

by Annemarie Colbin 1986

4.11

381 ratings

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

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