The best cookbooks of 2021In 2021, just like last year, home cooking had a heightened importance. These are the cookbooks we kept coming back to. Somehow it’s almost the end of the year. And in 2021, as in www gourmet traveller, many of us spent an inordinate amount of time indoors.
Thankfully, there were plenty of great cookbook releases to keep us entertained and well-fed. Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. Gourmet Traveller may receive a small commission from purchases made through links on this page. From a humble thali plate to spice-laden banquets, Manfield brings her extensive travels and deep love of India’s complex flavours and culinary history to this extensive collection of recipes that is both creative and approachable. Introduce the fragrant and fiery flavours of Malaysian cuisine to your repertoire with Yin’s vibrant collection of recipes, most of which were passed down from her mother, including a classic Penang assam laksa, flaky roti canai and beef rendang.
Dubbed as “Ottolenghi unplugged”, this flexible, everyday recipe collection is a lesson in how to make simple pantry items shine. It’s low stress, low fuss, with the usual flair we’ve come to expect from Ottolenghi. As a guiding voice on modern vegetarian cooking, Jones celebrates plant-based cooking in a pragmatic yet joyful way. With chapters arranged by tray, pot and pan it manages to be both a weeknight saviour and a sly sustainability champion.
In this eclectic collection, 20 leading chefs ask 100 emerging chefs to share their signature menu, providing a delicious snapshot of the world’s up-and-coming culinary stars. Diverse, tasty and sure to inspire the younger generation. There’s a novel escapism present in Ho’s recipes, courtesy of her poetic prose and captivating, ethereal photography. Across 95 recipes exclusively for sweet treats, Ho infuses nature’s rhythms and reactions as themes for each chapter.