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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Books Featuring Food

Food and fiction are two of my favorite things in the world – and when the two combine, it's magic! (Sometimes literally.) I know I missed many books – I could probably do a second list of 100 – so please leave your suggestions in the comments. Now grab a snack, because this list is going to make you hungry!
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Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
1
Laura Esquivel
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet (Charlie N. Holmberg)
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet
2
Charlie N. Holmberg
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
3
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
4
Joanne Harris
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
5
Aimee Bender
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
6
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes (Susan Bishop Crispell)
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
7
Susan Bishop Crispell
Garden Spells (Sarah Addison Allen)
Garden Spells
8
Sarah Addison Allen
The Kitchen Daughter
The Kitchen Daughter
9
Pomegranate Soup, Marsha Mehran
Pomegranate Soup, Marsha Mehran
10
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge (Paul Krueger)
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge
11
Paul Krueger
The Restaurant of Love Regained (Ito Ogawa)
The Restaurant of Love Regained
12
Ito Ogawa
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
13
George R. R. Martin
Look to the Sun (Emmie Mears)
Look to the Sun
14
Emmie Mears
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo
15
Ntozake Shange
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
16
Douglas Adams
In the Garden of Iden (Kage Baker)
In the Garden of Iden
17
Kage Baker
Feast of Sorrow (Crystal King)
Feast of Sorrow
18
Crystal King
Appetite, Philip Kazan
Appetite, Philip Kazan
19
Cinnamon and Gunpowder, Eli Brown
Cinnamon and Gunpowder, Eli Brown
20
John Saturnall's Feast, Lawrence Norfolk
John Saturnall's Feast, Lawrence Norfolk
21
The Book of Unholy Mischief (Elle Newmark)
The Book of Unholy Mischief
22
Elle Newmark
The Secret of Magic (Deborah Johnson)
The Secret of Magic
23
Deborah Johnson
Confused Spice (Mathis Bailey)
Confused Spice
24
Mathis Bailey
Baking Cakes in Kigali (Gaile Parkin)
Baking Cakes in Kigali
25
Gaile Parkin
The Chocolate Lovers Club
The Chocolate Lovers Club
26
Month of Sundays (Yolanda Wallace)
Month of Sundays
27
Yolanda Wallace
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living (Louise Miller)
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
28
Louise Miller
Spice (Seressia Glass)
Spice
29
Seressia Glass
A Bollywood Affair (Sonali Dev)
A Bollywood Affair
30
Sonali Dev
State of the Onion (Julie Hyzy)
State of the Onion
31
Julie Hyzy
Soy Sauce for Beginners (Kirstin Chen)
Soy Sauce for Beginners
32
Kirstin Chen
The Hundred-Foot Journey, Richard C. Morais
The Hundred-Foot Journey, Richard C. Morais
33
Sweet Reality (Laura Heffernan)
Sweet Reality
34
Laura Heffernan
Caged in Winter (Brighton Walsh)
Caged in Winter
35
Brighton Walsh
Idlewild (Jude Sierra)
Idlewild
36
Jude Sierra
The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)
The Edible Woman
37
Margaret Atwood
Luck on the Line (Zoraida Cordova)
Luck on the Line
38
Zoraida Cordova
Under the Cajun Moon (Mindy Starns Clark)
Under the Cajun Moon
39
Mindy Starns Clark
Crescent, Diana Abu-Jaber
Crescent, Diana Abu-Jaber
40
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