Samin Nosrat's Book Recommendations
Samin Nosrat is a chef and food writer. She is the author of the bestselling cookbook "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat," and host of the Netflix docuseries of the same name. Her recommendations reflect a deep appreciation for diverse culinary traditions and techniques, ranging from Italian classics to regional Latin American cuisine.
📖 Written by Samin Nosrat
📚 Books Recommended by Samin Nosrat 25
On Food and Cooking
"This explains everything. Literally. I am so grateful to the author for his tirelessness, his patience, and his commitment to answering the whys of the kitchen."
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Levels of the Game
"I love."
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Longthroat Memoirs
"Most everything I know about Nigerian cooking, I’ve learned from this author, the nation’s finest culinary writer."
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My Bombay Kitchen
"Parsi cooking is exquisite, existing at the intersection of Indian and Persian, and I can never get enough of the author's recipes (I adore her Parsi deviled eggs)."
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Honey From a Weed
"The first cookbook I ever saw, let alone read, that strayed from the usual format."
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Bringing It to the Table
"I always turn to this author for inspiration on food, community, agriculture, and well, just being a human."
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Edna Lewis
"This book is vital, introducing a new generation of readers and eaters to the deeply important life and legacy of Miss Lewis."
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Gran Cocina Latina
"Vastly detailed and rich with anthropological, historical, and cultural information, I refer to this book first anytime I want to learn or better understand anything about Latin cuisine."
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The Hungry Ear
"I thumb through this collection of poems every time I need a little inspiration, whether in my writing or my cooking."
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The Taste of Country Cooking
"Miss Lewis is a legend, and all American cooks should get to know her writing and her recipes."
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Auberge Of The Flowering Hearth
"If a novel met a cookbook."
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Simple French Food
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The French Menu Cookbook
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Botany of Desire
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Italian Regional Cooking
"It was one of the most formative books for me as a young cook!"
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
"I saw one day at a store when I was struggling on the 900th draft of my own book and it has been so meaningful and moving to me."
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Amarcord
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Lulu's Provençal Table
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Reflexions
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Rural Life
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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White Heat 25
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Cooked
"After I audited the class with [the author], he started writing a book about cooking, which ended up being Cooked."
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The Sesame Street Cookbook
"Had a banana bread recipe that I use to make when I was little."
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Vibration Cooking
"[The author] is such an important source of inspiration for me, reluctant recipe writer and follower that I am."
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
"Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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