GLOBE-TROTTING COOKBOOKS

Ripe Figs by Yasmin Khan (£26, Bloomsbury) Over 80 veggie-focused recipes that celebrate the food of Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, together with stories from the region. Recipes include courgette and feta fritters, pumpkin and cardamom soup, and pomegranate and sumac chicken.

Mexico: The World

Vegetarian by Jane Mason (£20, Bloomsbury Absolute) From broad bean and cactus soup to poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, this is packed with delicious veggie dishes that celebrate this amazing country.

Spicebox by Grace Regan

(£20, Ebury Press) Covering curries, street snacks, pickles and drinks, moreish recipes include cashew and coconut korma, speedy samosas and garlic pickle for many an Indian-inspired feast.

My Shanghai by Betty Liu (£27, Harpercollins) Part cookbook, part travelogue and cultural study, this collection of 100 recipes, including red braised pork belly and Shanghai big wontons, is organised by season.

Chasing Smoke by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich (£26, Pavilion Books; out 13 May) Flavour-packed dishes from Alexandria, Amman, Acre, Izmir and Thessaloniki. Full of gorgeous ingredient combinations, such as grilled peaches with almond tahini and charred endive.

Australian Food by Bill Granger (£20, Murdoch Books) Enjoy sunshine-infused food from one of Australia’s finest. From chilli miso salmon with hot and sour eggplant to pavlova with mango, passion fruit and yogurt cream, it’s a beaut!