The food book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*

A journey through the great cuisines of the world.

Markets, street food, fine dining or raucous family feasts - whether you travel to eat, or you're a foodie tied to your kitchen chair at home, you'll find plenty in these pages to satisfy your lust for new flavours, textures and aromas.

Journey through countries with the richest and proudest culinary traditions. Explore each country's essential produce, defining dishes, and culture of preparing, eating and celebrating with food. Discover the best fare to sample, and even the odd recipe to try at home.

Author: Lonely Planet

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.

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