Padma’s All American // Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond: A Cookbook

I never had to leave the country to taste the worlds flavors. Wherever you live, come along with me.

This book is a love letter.

It is a love letter to the people who create and evolve American cuisine every day.

It is a love letter to the foods that give America its vibrant palate.

When Padma Lakshmi arrived in New York City in the 1970s, she witnessed firsthand the cuisines of the immigrant communities around her: uniquely their own and yet quintessentially American. Here, in this very personal bookthe result of five years of traveling and tasting, listening and observing for her showTaste the NationLakshmi compiles dozens of recipes from the immigrant and Indigenous communities she visits, as well as many from her own family, showing us what really comprises American cuisine.

For Lakshmi, food is a lens. Through it, we can explore the influence of an eclectic array of culturesand come to see, clearly, who we are and how we eat as a nation.Padmas All Americangives us a kaleidoscopic view of the vast range of incredible dishes she delighted in tasting on her travels, from coast to coast, and everywhere in-between.

From Indian coconut rice and Peruvian tamales with chicken to Afghani dumplings with leeks and scallionsfrom Oaxacan mushroom tacos to a strawberry, cardamom and cream cake that will be your new favorite celebration treatPadmas All Americanis filled with mouth-watering recipes, adapted here for the home cookalong with profiles and stories from the people who inspired the dishes.Padmas All Americanis a joyful booka reflection of who we truly are as a nation, from one of our most essential culinarians.

Padma Lakshmi is an Emmy-nominated food expert, television producer, andNew York Timesbestselling author. She is the creator of the critically-acclaimed Hulu seriesTaste the Nation,and served as host and executive producer of BravosTop Chef.She is co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America and an ACLU Artist Ambassador for immigrants rights and womens rights. She is the author ofEasy Exotic, Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet, The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs,herNew York Timesbest-selling memoirLove, Loss, and What We Ate,and the best-selling childrens bookTomatoes for Neela.

• Publisher:Knopf (November 04, 2025)
• Language:English
• Hardcover: 352pages
• ISBN-13:9780593535325
• Item Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Dimensions: 8x 1.4 x 10 inches