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The Food Programme鈥檚 Books of 2022

Comedian Tez Ilyas joins Sheila Dillon to discuss the best of this year鈥檚 food books from the Cherry Tree Community Library in Blackburn. Here鈥檚 a list of all the books mentioned, as chosen by some of this year鈥檚 Food Programme contributors, and the Food Programme presenters

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A Portrait of British Cheese: A Celebration of Artistry, Regionality and Recipes by Angus D. Birditt
Chosen by Sam Wilkin from Mindful Food and the Art of Attention

Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many by Jeremy Lee
Chosen by Monika Linton from Beans Part 2: How Spain Does Beans

Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World by Ha-Joon Chang
Chosen by Tim Spector from Nutrition’s Dark Matter: The New Science of Eating and Bread: Why should we care more about it?

Butter: A Celebration by Olivia Potts
Chosen by Tom Tivnan, managing editor at The Bookseller from Cookbooks of 2021

The Last Bite: A Whole New Approach to Making Desserts Through the Year by Anna Higham
Chosen by Angela Hartnett from A Life Through Food

Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: recipes & tales from the ancient culture by Farokh Talati
Chosen by Asma Khan, Head Judge for the 成人论坛 Food and Farming Awards 2022, also from Madhur Jaffrey: A Legacy

Meat-free Mexican: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes by Thomasina Miers
Chosen by Ols Halas from Feeding the Circus

Big Has HOME: Recipes from North London to North Cyprus by Hasan Semay
Chosen by Jamie Oliver from Food, Philosophy & Football: Christmas with Delia Smith (episode available from 25/12/22)

Notes from a Small Kitchen Island: Recipes and stories from the heart of the home by Debora Robertson
Chosen by Sheila Dillon, presenter of The Food Programme, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Welsh Food Stories by Carwyn Graves
Chosen by Sheila Dillon

Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook by Melissa Thompson
Chosen by Jaega Wise, presenter of The Food Programme, 成人论坛 Radio 4

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by Adam Alexander
Chosen by Dan Saladino, presenter of The Food Programme, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Meliz’s Kitchen: Simple Turkish-Cypriot comfort food and fresh family feasts by Meliz Berg
Chosen by Leyla Kazim, presenter of The Food Programme, 成人论坛 Radio 4

Also mentioned

The Sustainable Meat Cookbook: Recipes & Wisdom for Considered Carnivores by Pipers Farm
Sea Salt : A Perfectly Seasoned Cookbook by Halen Mon
Feed Your Family: Exciting recipes from Chefs in Schools, Tried and Tested by 1000s of kids by Nicole Pisani and Joanna Weinberg
Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak
Biting Biting: Snacking Gujarati-Style by Urvashi Roe
On the Himalayan Trail: Recipes and Stories from Kashmir to Ladakh by Romy Gill