Kirsten Kaminski - The Traveling Vegan Cookbook

If youre completely new to the vegan lifestyle, welcome! I published my first book, Vegan Holiday Cooking, in 2019, and Im very excited to be back with even more delicious vegan recipes inspired by my travels during the past 10 years. Traveling and experiencing different cultures and people has always fascinated me. While I was born and raised in a small city in Germany, my desire to leave my home country and explore the world started early. At 16 years old I decided to pack my bags and leave everything familiar behind to move to Mexico alone, which turned out to be one of the best decisions in my life. Once I caught the travel bug, I quickly finished high school back in Germany and continued my journey around the globe. Over the past 10 years Ive lived in nine countries, including Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, France, Israel, Thailand and the Greek part of Cyprus.

My travels have also led me to Japan, Brazil, Jordan, all throughout Europe and the United States. Just last year I decided to move back to Germany and enjoy the buzzing vegan food scene in Berlin for a while. For me, cooking and eating has always been very much connected to emotions, memories and experiences. As I turned vegan and became more passionate about cooking, my travels have, of course, inspired my creations. I would say that the places Ive traveled, as well as memories of dishes I ate while growing up, are the biggest inspirations behind my recipes. Traveling and especially living abroad not only enriched me with many new experiences, but also led me to have a more open-minded approach to different cultures and their ways of cooking and eating.

Food is one of our simplest pleasures. No matter whether you are a foodie or just eat to live, its likely that the memories of your last trip abroad are strongly connected to food. Food connects people. Every country and culture has its own unique ingredients, herbs and spices, and traditional foods that bring people together. This book combines my two favorite things: food and travel. My travel experiences have greatly inspired me to experiment with new flavors and ingredients and ultimately led to the creation of each and every one of the wonderful dishes in this book.

Its a compilation of my most cherished food memories and the many countries and cultures I have been lucky to taste. I invite you to refine your taste buds, open your senses and delve into extraordinary worlds of exciting flavors, colors and spices. I encourage you to enter the kitchen with an open mind. Be creative, try new flavors and ingredients, and youll likely create unforgettable culinary memories. I hope this book will ignite your curiosity to wander outside of your comfort zoneand fill lots of hungry bellies! With love,