Third Culture Cooking borrows from our parents and their parents’ homes. It melds the old with the new, and the familiar with the unfamiliar to create new classics for the next generation.

The food that author Zaynab Issa cooks — inspired by her East African and South Asian roots, the North American suburban delights she grew up eating, and her international travels — is packed with unique and flavourful riffs. The traditional foods of Zaynab’s family are reflected here—from her grandmother’s Baklava to her sister-in-law’s Biryani—as are her homages to chain restaurants. The mix of ingredients and styles, influences and techniques is spectacularly, distinctly, uniquely Zaynab. Attn: curious, modern cooks hungry for exciting food & pristine design. 

Recipes include:

• Samosas Two Ways
• French Onion Ramen
• Tandoori Tacos
• Smashed Black Bean Burgers
• Udon Carbonara
• Spiced Short Ribs and Potatoes
• Chocolate Cake with Chai Buttercream
• Salted Brown Butter Pancakes
• Almond Mocha Brownies
• ...and many more!

Details
Hardcover / 272 pages
Published 1 April 2025