Favourite Food and Travel Writing Books
1. 
Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture
by:
Matt Goulding
4.31 avg rating — 1,940 ratings 2. 
Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture
by:
Matt Goulding
4.18 avg rating — 873 ratings 3. 
Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture
by:
Matt Goulding
4.15 avg rating — 604 ratings 4. 
Sushi and Beyond: What the Japanese Know About Cooking
by:
Michael Booth
3.98 avg rating — 2,183 ratings 5. 
The Meaning of Rice: And Other Tales from the Belly of Japan
by:
Michael Booth
3.77 avg rating — 318 ratings 6. 
Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
by:
Michael Booth
3.89 avg rating — 2,045 ratings 7. 
Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food
by:
Fuchsia Dunlop
4.27 avg rating — 1,213 ratings 8. 
Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
by:
Erika Fatland
4.28 avg rating — 7,721 ratings 9. 
10. 
High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China
by:
Erika Fatland
4.32 avg rating — 1,810 ratings 11. 
Nights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant Critic
by:
Jay Rayner
4.37 avg rating — 168 ratings 
14. 
A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
by:
Nigel Slater
4.32 avg rating — 970 ratings 15. 
Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels
by:
Caroline Eden
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 303 ratings 16. 
Between Two Waters: Heritage, Landscape and the Modern Cook
by:
Pam Brunton
4.38 avg rating — 68 ratings 
18. 
National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home
by:
Anya von Bremzen
3.50 avg rating — 1,062 ratings 19. 
Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food… and Why Can't We Stop? 4.40 avg rating — 38,271 ratings
20. 
The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel
by:
Paige McClanahan
3.83 avg rating — 552 ratings 21. 
22. 
Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Travels Through Indonesia
by:
Mark Eveleigh
4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings 23. 
A Trip of One's Own: Hope, heartbreak and why travelling solo could change your life
by:
Kate Wills
3.64 avg rating — 711 ratings 
25. 
Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
by:
Maggie Downs
4.08 avg rating — 1,377 ratings 26. 
33. 
The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People
by:
Dan Buettner
3.98 avg rating — 4,598 ratings 34. 
The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
by:
Dan Buettner
4.07 avg rating — 13,238 ratings 35. 
The Blue Zones of Happiness: A Blueprint for a Better Life
by:
Dan Buettner
3.95 avg rating — 2,362 ratings 36. 
The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth
by:
Dan Buettner
4.21 avg rating — 996 ratings 37. 
Wild Wisdom: Life Lessons from Leading Teams to some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings
38. 
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by:
Cheryl Strayed
4.07 avg rating — 850,479 ratings 39. 
Unlost: A journey of self-discovery and the healing power of the wild outdoors
by:
Gail Muller
4.06 avg rating — 1,256 ratings 
41. 
Abroad in Japan: Ten Years in the Land of the Rising Sun
by:
Chris Broad
4.13 avg rating — 19,219 ratings 42. 
The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
by:
Jennifer Baggett
3.74 avg rating — 9,062 ratings 43. 
Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment
by:
Suzanne Morrison
3.67 avg rating — 4,129 ratings 44. 
Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter
by:
Angela Hui
3.88 avg rating — 3,070 ratings 