Travel Scavenger Hunt - hosted by joyfulfoodie

Read a book from or set in a country that you love their cuisine
Bonus if the book includes rich descriptions of food. Double bonus if you eat that cuisine while reading the book. 
Some ideas; 
Indian, Mexican, Peruvian, Thai, Japanese, BBQ (Korean or USA), Italian, Greek, Chinese. Obviously there are lots of regional variations in all these, and there are many many more, this is just a short list to get you started. 
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Arsenic and Adobo

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #1

Mia P. Manansala

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #1

Hisashi Kashiwai

208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Das Stille Haus by Gerhard Meier, Orhan Pamuk

Das Stille Haus

Gerhard Meier, Orhan Pamuk

367 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

Women of Good Fortune

Sophie Wan

346 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Forjada en la tormenta by David B. Gil

Forjada en la tormenta

David B. Gil

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous medium-paced
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

It Would Be Night in Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

Signs Preceding the End of the World

Yuri Herrera

114 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective fast-paced
The Rise and Fall of the House Of Medici by Christopher Hibbert

The Rise and Fall of the House Of Medici

Christopher Hibbert

364 pages • first pub 1975 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

A Thousand Steps into Night

Traci Chee

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Jasmine Throne

The Burning Kingdoms #1

Tasha Suri

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced