our cuisine selection inspired by pop culture

Yakitoris, ketoun, XXL pancakes… It's impossible to remain unmoved by the many culinary scenes in anime and series. When heroes enjoy themselves, our taste buds are jealous. After having selected the best Books to delve into the world of manga and discover the secrets hidden behind the small screen, it's time to cook with seven books that allow you to create the cult dishes of pop culture.

1 Recipe cardsby Diego Alary

Fun and original, Diego Alary's cookbooks stand out from the others by their very clever concept. Stored in cardboard boxes, the recipes come in the form of colorful cards, easy to use, take away, or even exchange. We're not going to lie, these have a little Bree Van De Kamp side that doesn't displease us. However, its boss is nothing like Desperate Housewives.

Indeed, Diego Alary participated in Top Chef in 2020 and learned from the greatest (Jean Imbert, Alain Ducasse, Guy Savoy), before creating a real community on social networks. Followed by nearly 5 million people, he wrote two books, the first of which was a direct top seller and sold more than 60,000 copies.

After sharing more than 600 recipes online, he decided to bring them together in an innovative format, with (very) practical cards. These are grouped in three different boxes: Best of videos, Classics revisited et Sandwich. As its name suggests, the first brings together dishes that have had great success on TikTok or Instagram.

Aperitif, starter, main course, dessert… Everything goes, and the chef has selected his 50 favorites. We find the exotic tarte Tatin, the coconut ceviche, but also the purple gnocchi with sage. The second box brings together 50 classics of French gastronomy revisited, to “to surprise for sure”.

We learn how to cook a vol-au-vent with chorizo ​​snails, a truffled cordon bleu, tomatoes stuffed with foie gras and a crème brûlée infused with parmesan. Finally, the 50 recipes dedicated to sandwiches are inspired by the street food that the chef discovered during his travels, such as a pulled pork veggie burger, a pulpo Mollete, an eggplant pesto zucchini goat cheese sandwich, a spicy meetballs, or another pastrami burrito. An ideal gift for experienced and amateur cooks, but also for those who spend their time drooling over recipe videos on social networks.

2 Enchanted elixirsthe Gastronogeek

For 10 years, Gastronogeek has been exploring pop culture gastronomy. Of Star Wars has Ghibli through k-dramas and Zeldahe reproduces and imagines the favorite recipes of these cult works. Particularly attached to the Disney universe, he decided to devote a third work to it. After Enchanted Recipes et Enchanted Pastriesthe leader attacked the Enchanted Elixirsand decided to devote her cookbook to soups, broths, veloutés, stews, smoothies, mocktails and juices.

The collection offers 40 recipes inspired by the greatest films from Disney and Pixar animation studios, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Encanto, The Little Mermaidor even Coco. There we find, for example, The Midnight Drink by Cinderella (namely: a pumpkin and spice latte, whipped praline), A freshness of Motunui taken from Vaiana (i.e. a coconut, guava, kiwi smoothie), The soup from the harvest Pocahontas (a corn chowder), Alien Jelly Toy Story (a mint and green tea jelly), A comforting ribollita of Pinocchio (an Italian bread and vegetable soup), but also the soup of Ratatouille (a Dubarry velouté in the chef’s style).

Designed for amateur and experienced cooks alike, the book offers clear and step-by-step explanations, accompanied by practical tips. It begins with the essential utensils and ends with dressing tips, seasonal lists and foolproof techniques for making broths and whipped cream. His goal? “Make us dream and prolong the immersion in mythical scenes through culinary preparations explained from start to finish”, explains the author.

3 Genshin Impact – Culinary journeys through Teyvatthe Gastronogeek

Known for his recipe books inspired by pop culture, Thibaud Villanova offers us here an astonishing culinary journey, through the world of Genshin Impact. The preface, signed by starred chefs Paul Pairet and Mory Sacko, sets the tone. Thus, the book follows the “Supreme Foodies” — Julie, Xudong, Parvaneh and Kamei Munehisa — a group of aficionados who travel the regions of Teyvat to capture the essence of each culinary culture.

Throughout the pages, we discover the lightness of the dishes inspired by the breeze of the Archon Anémo of Mondstadt, the delights of the Yuehai Pavilion with the earth-sea flavors of the shores of Liyue Port, the secrets of the electrifying cuisine of Inamuza, and dishes made with exotic herbs and spices from the learned lands of Sumeru, which “stimulate the body and mind”.

Recipes are divided into four categories, which correspond to locations: Monstadt, a free city located in the northeast of the continent of Teyvat, Liyue, a rich port city located east of Teyvat, Inazuma, an archipelago located in the eastern confines of Teyvat, surrounded by seas and living in ostracism, and Sumeru, the scholars' notation located in central west Teyvat.

We learn to cook remedies for dizziness 2.0 (onigiris and ponzu salmon), lucky udons (udons, simple broth and aburaage), faith in eternity (Japanese-style rolled omelette), samosas (slippers fried vegetables with meat), extravagant sleep (lavender and rose custard), adventurer's sandwiches (poached egg, sauce Hollandaise, grilled bacon and toasted country bread), stews from Archon Anémo (potato and onion stew), but also jade chaplains (chaplains stuffed with lotus and ground pork in spicy broth).

For each dish, the chef indicates the level of difficulty (from 1 to 3), offers detailed step-by-step recipes, and illustrates the dishes with a photo and an illustration taken from the game. The work closes with “Tip” pages. », to learn to master the art of shortcrust pastry, homemade ketchup, flavored butter, okonomi sauce, or even vegan dashi broth. It's clearly the perfect gift for fans of the license, or for cooks curious to discover a new gastronomic universe.

4 Ghibli's new recipesde Massimiliano de Giovanni and Barbara Rossi

Japanese animated films have a way of making us salivate. Impossible to remain impassive in front of the fish-pumpkin pie of Kiki the little witch or facing the comforting flan of Ponyo on the cliff. Specialists from Studio Ghibli, Massimiliano de Giovanni and Barbara Rossi set themselves a challenge: “imagine and cook [des recettes]for amateur and experienced chefs alike. The recipes, both savory and sweet, are illustrated by photos which allow you to prepare the dishes, step by step. There is also a focus on the films from which they are taken, and the place they have in them.

The authors teach us how to make Umi croquettes (Poppy Hill), grandfather’s fondue (Heidi), Filou beans (Sherlock Holmes), Mamma Mia meatballs (The castle in the sky), aviator's salmon (Porco Rosso), the bitch’s yakitori (Who is la petite peste), but also the bewitched pancakes (Kiki the little witch), Edenia jelly (Conan, the son of the future), Fujimoto flan (Ponyo on the cliff), and the mochis of the noiraudes (My Neighbor Totoro).

5 Friends, the official cookbookd’Amanda Yee

Between Monica's feasts, Joey's sandwiches and the pizzas ordered by the gang, watch Friends an empty stomach is a real challenge. This book is for everyone, “to seasoned chefs like Monica Geller, vegetarian diet enthusiasts like Phoebe Buffay or fans of simple, comforting food like Joey Tribbiani.” It takes its readers back to the different seasons and allows them to relive cult scenes.

One hundred recipes inspired by the famous sitcom are dedicated to every appetite, from appetizers to desserts, drinks and breakfast. The chapters contain iconic dishes, like Rachel's meat diplomat, Joey's grilled cheese dishes, Phoebe's grandmother's cookies, or even Central Perk's iced coffee.

6 World of Warcraft – New Flavors of Azerothby Chelsea Monroe-Cassel

Chantorage sourdough bread, apple stuffing balls, Bravorton's crunchy ice cream sticks, kultiramisu… This collection of dishes inspired by the Blizzard game offers both the favorite dishes of the Alliance and those of the Horde. He promises to teach “to apprentice master chefs how to summon a menu composed of dishes and drinks from the four corners of Azeroth”.

The famous chef Pandaren Nomi takes readers on a journey to different regions through 70 recipes and shares many secret techniques to help them achieve their goals. These are accompanied by precise instructions and photos.

7 It's smoking in the kitchende Snoop Dogg

This is the one we weren't expecting. At all. More and more celebrities and influencers are starting to write a book, but finding the American rapper in a cooking collection is more than unexpected. He offers street food recipes made in Los Angeles and soul food representative of the South of the United States. They are accompanied by touches of humor from its author (that, we expected).

Spoiler alert : it's not about weed. Snoop Dogg presents his 65 favorite dishes, such as Jamaican chicken, waffles, ribs, po'boy, topped nachos, and even chocolate cheesecake. The dishes are not expensive and quite simple to prepare. Note that certain typically American ingredients are difficult to find in France but this UFO book is as improbable as it is successful. The rapper also included his favorite addresses in the United States and several playlists for cooking with music.