5 x Holiday Cooking

Many newly published cookbooks take a holiday destination as their starting point, exploring it through travel stories and dishes. Five cookbook destinations: to get you cooking ahead of time, or to soothe your homesickness.

1. Ibiza

The ultimate holiday island. Highlighted by chef Anne Sijmonsbergen, whose farm Can Riero is Ibiza’s only organic tomato farm. In a blend of the traditional Ibicenco cuisine and a modern seasonal cuisine, she incorporates local influences with those of the travellers who have visited the island over the past 3,000 years.
Eivissa. The Ibizia cookbook
Anne Sijmonsbergen 
pub. HarpersCollins Publishers (in English)

2. The Caribbean

Shivi Ramoutar demonstrates that food and drink in the Caribbean are far more varied than jerky chicken and rum alone. She created a tribute to her homeland in tropical beach food, with island dishes such as Creole fried eggs; Barbados’ national dish cou cou (polenta with okra) and flying fish, and this tropical granola.
Recipes from the Caribbean 
Shivi Ramoutar
pub. Goodcook

A tribute to dream holiday destination the Caribbean in tropical beach food.

3. Greece

Is it the friendly inhabitants? The food? Or the relaxed atmosphere? Greece is the ideal holiday country. MasterChef Australia judge George Calombaris reminisces about his Greek childhood with traditional Hellenic recipes to ease homesickness, such as pasticcio and aubergines with pine nuts, raisins and tahini. But he also serves up Ozzie-Greek creations such as kofta on an open pita bread.
Greek
George Calombaris
pub. Good Cook

4. Istanbul

In the gateway to Europe, Istanbul, many food cultures come together. With influences from Asia, the Middle East and Europe, the food also balances tradition and modern times. The dishes in this book, from durum and rice with za’atar to baklava, are recognisable to the reader-traveller from the countless food stalls in the streets.
Recipes from Istanbul
Pomme Larmoyer
pub. Goodcook
Published July 2016

The dishes in this book are recognisable to the reader-traveller from the food stalls in the streets.

5. Vietnam

Quyên—Gwen to non-Vietnamese speakers—is the owner of Brussels restaurant Little Asia. The Vietnamese woman, who moved to Belgium at the age of fourteen, takes readers on a journey from north to south in this book, serving it up with plenty of culture and recipes. So you can travel it again. And cook it again.
Out of Love for Vietnam; a Taste Route through Vietnam
Truong Thi Quyên
pub. Aerial Media Company

Bonus

Sirocco is the hot wind that blows from the Sahara to southern Europe. Just like the recipes by this author of the bestseller Persiana.
Sirocco Sabrina
Ghayour 
Published September 2016

Text:

Marjan Ippel

Image from: Eivissa. The Ibizia Cookbook; Andrew Jackson