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hungry traveller.

Portugal. Blackpigcheeks

withclams

TheMarmiteman

@R 1CH4R D1974

BagelsinCentralPark

Leah@Lea_Rob

Berlin, curry wurstwithfries

anda glassofbeerbiggerthan

myhead

KatherineP@katherine_lpl

AperitivoinIta ly(plus

gelato,pizza,arancini... you

gettheidea!)

Sam@samivell

Osaka Takoyaki

NicholaBarron

@Nichola_Barron

PastainFlorence!

MelitaW heeler@MelitaW17

HongKongtoseemydaughter

andeatsalt-and-pepperfried

squid,quaffingTsingTao

Angela@pantryprovidore

NewZealand’sSouthIsland

anda muttonshortcrustpie

withblacksauce

AnneKeenan@agkeenan

Sicily, Ristoranteda

VittorioinMenfi,yes

pleaserightnow

Thomas@thomasTMFmorley

SouthofFrancefora largebowl

ofmoulesfrites,somerunny

cheese,a crispmuscadetand

properripepeaches.

Anda decentFrench

baguette,anda

cassoulet,theripe

cherriesandand...

WalkingPicnics

@walkingpicnics

5 reads to whisk you

away this summer

10

PLACES

delicious.

FANSWANT

TOGOBACK TO...

Butwhat

will they eat?

Therearecertainbooksthat,fromthefirstsentence,have

thepowertotransportyoutoanotherplace.Hereare

Phoebe Stone’s fiction choices for travel-hungry food lovers

NAPLES

TheWeddingOfficerby

AnthonyCapella(Sphere2007)

ONTHEMENUInthissteamy

read,serious-mindedBritish

soldierJames,postedto

Naplesin1943,hashisappetite

awakenedwhenhemeets

giftedcookLivia.

A TASTER“Thesecondowas

followedbya simpledessertof

slicedpearswithrosemaryand

honey.Thefleshofthefruit

lookedascrispandwhiteas

somethingMichelangelo might

havecarved with.”

TOKYO

StrangeWeatherinTokyo

byHiromiKawakami

(GrantaBooks2020)

ONTHEMENUTsukiko

reconnectswithherold

Japaneseteacheroversnacks

andsakéina localbar.

A TASTER“I lovedmymother’s

yudofu.Ina smallcupshemixes

sakéwithsoysauce,sprinkling

it withfreshlyshavedbonito,

andthenwarmsthecup...She

heatsthewholeblockoftofu

withoutcuttingit,soI canthen

ravagethefirmcottontofuwith

the tips of my chopsticks.”

BANGKOK

BangkokWakestoRain

byPitchayaSudbanthad

(Hodder&Stoughton2019)

ONTHEMENUAnevocationofthe

citythroughthecenturiesas

seenthroughmanyeyes,

includingthoseofNee,a

protestorinthe1970s,andher

restaurateursisterNok.

ATASTER“Nokcameupwith

newspecials– curriedbanana

flowers,lime-drenchedseafood

saladswithfreshfishroe...She

perfumedcoconutmilkwith

pandanleaves.Customers’

eyeswidenedwhentheyheld

thebowltotheirnoseand

smelledsun-warmed fields.”

TEHRAN

TogetherTeabyMarjan

Kamali(Ecco2013)

ONTHEMENUDaryaisobsessed

with finding a suitor for her

exasperatedbusiness-student

daughterMina.Whentheygo

hometoIranfromtheiradopted

homeinNewYork,theybegin

tounderstandeachotherbetter.

ATASTER“Theguestsheaped

theirplateswithriceand

ghormehsabzi,riceand

barberries,andpouredDarya’s

walnutandpomegranatesauce

ontopoftheirsaffronrice.

TheydrankBaba’sillegalwine

andinsistedeverythingwas the

bestthey’deverhad.”

BARBADOS

TheStarSideofBirdHill

byNaomiJackson

(PenguinBooks2016)

ONTHEMENUIt’s 1989 and,

separatedfromtheirtroubled

motherforthesummer,

BrooklynsistersPhaedraand

DionnearesenttoBarbados

tostaywiththeirgrandmother.

A TASTER“Theywere

overwhelmedbythe

smelloffoodinthe

churchhall.Therewere

thelegendaryfishcakes

womenfromBirdHill

wereknownfor...Dionne

couldsmelltheyellow

cakeswithpineapple

filling...”