A Journey With Food – Edinburgh International Book Festival

The City of Literature – hosted another yet incredible International Book Festival and like past years this year was no different when it came to the scrumptious afternoon tea events introducing some of the world’s authors and cookbooks.  With specialties from China, Sri Lanka, India and much more! Travel the world with these authentic cookery books. Where will your taste buds take you?

Authentic Cookery Books at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Land of Fish and Rice – Fuchsia Dunlop

Fuchsia Dunlop’s love of all things Chinese started with an evening Mandarin class, before embarking as an East Asian analyst working for the BBC. Now with five books under her wing, you too can discover more about the Land of Fish and Rice.

Indian Festival Feasts – Vivek Singh

One of the most successful and modern Indian chef’s, Vivek has four London restaurants The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen, Cinnamon Soho and Cinnamon Bazaar. With the launch of Indian Festival Feasts Vivek shares the recipe for the “ultimate celebration dish” – Whole braised leg of lamb with peppercorn and nutmeg. A feast for the senses!

Meat & Game – Tom Kitchin

The youngest Scotsman to be awarded a Michelin Star, owner of The Kitchin situated on the shores of Leith in a chic converted whisky warehouse in Edinburgh since 2006. Tom Kitchin introduces Meat & Game, how to get the best out of Scottish produce from Venison to Grouse.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about the above authentic cookery books and are inspired to taste the world’s delights. As always, I would love to hear from you. Please leave any comments/questions below or perhaps you would like to share with us, what your favorite world dish is?  Don’t know about you but all this talk of food is making me hungry. Happy Travels:) x

Edinburgh International Book Festival sadly came to a close for another year at the end of August. Catch up on what great author’s visited, books not to miss and of course the important dates for your diary for next year’s festival. It’s never too early to start planning your visit to Edinburgh. See you there!