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Latin American & Caribbean

Here you’ll find Mexican, Central American, South American, Tex-Mex and Caribbean titles. Our collection of recommended titles is a work in progress. We’re in process of adding many more, so please check back often! And drop us a line if there’s something you’d like us to consider including. We have included links to our reviews and other coverage of the books, along with links to purchase them through our affiliates. Buying through Bookshop is a great way to support independent bookstores, as well as our work at Cooks Without Borders.

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AMÁ

L.A. superstar chef Josef Centeno takes us to his hometown, San Antonio, liberating Tex-Mex on the way. Read our review.

$28 at Bookshop - buy now

$22 at Amazon - buy now

DIASPORICAN: A PUERTO RICAN COOKBOOK

Award-winning author Illyanna Maisonet offers personal and traditional recipes reflecting the Puerto Rican diaspora. One of our Best New Cookbooks of 2022.

$30 at Bookshop - buy now

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DON'T COUNT THE TORTILLAS

Chef Adán Medrano celebrates the foodways of the indigenous people who created the true Texas Mexican cuisine to life in his second book. Read more.

$28 at Bookshop - buy now

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THE ESSENTIAL CUISINES OF MEXICO

This 2000 title remixes three of Diana Kennedy's classics: "The Cuisines of Mexico," "The Tortilla Book" and "Mexican Regional Cooking." Kennedy, who has spent most of her 90+ years living in Mexico, is the the closest thing to an English-language documentarian of Mexican cuisine. Read more.

$26 at Bookshop - buy now

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GRAN COCINA LATINA

This authoritative work from chef and historian Maricel E. Presilla is a must-have for anyone wanting to dive into the cuisines of Latin America.

$50 at Amazon - buy now

MASA

Subtitled “Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple,” this important title by Masienda founder Jorge Gaviria tells us everything we need to know about one of the most essential ingredients in the world — including how to shape it into tortillas, tlacoyos, sopes, and 26 other shapes. A must for chefs and enthusiasts. Read our review.

$33 at Bookshop - buy now

$32 at Amazon - buy now

THE MEXICAN HOME KITCHEN

Popular blogger Mely Martínez's book is filled with super-approachable recipes that reflect the way home cooks really cook all over Mexico. Read our review.

$26 at Bookshop - buy now

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MI COCINA

Rick Martínez’s engaging debut is subtitled ‘Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico.’ Review coming soon.

$33 at Bookshop - buy now

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OAXACA AL GUSTO

Mexican cooking maven Diana Kennedy leads us on an intimate culinary tour of Mexico's smashingly delicious state of Oaxaca.

$55 at Bookshop - buy now

$47 at Amazon - buy now

PERU: THE COOKBOOK

Worth it for the ceviche chapter alone, this is the authoritative work from Peru’s most famous chef, Gastón Acurio.

$51 at Bookshop - buy now

$43 at Amazon - buy now

TREASURES OF THE MEXICAN TABLE

This exciting title from PBS star Pati Jinich has been more than a dozen years in the making. Mexico City-born Jinich traveled all throughout Mexico’s 32 states to collect the recipes in this collection, subtitled “Classic Recipes, Local Secrets.” Read our review.

$32 at Bookshop - buy now

$25 at Amazon - buy now

TU CASA MI CASA

Subtitled “Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook,” this outstanding book is the second from Mexico’s most famous chef, Enrique Olvera — co-authored by Luis Arellano, Gonzalo Goût and Daniela Soto-Innes. Read our review.

$37 at Bookshop - buy now

$36 at Amazon - buy now