Join us this summer on a thrilling food journey, as we travel around Europe and Asia sampling authentic cuisines from different regions. Each week throughout the summer we will visit a new country, spending a full week in each one as food tourists, learning about the food culture, being taught to cook authentic dishes from Cookpad cooks based around the globe, and trying out the very best global recipes that Cookpad has to offer. Plus, share your food tour-inspired recipes and we will include them in our End of Tour Ebook!
Week 1 - Italy 🇮🇹
6th - 12th July
Our holiday will begin on the 6th July in Italy for 7 days of classic Italian cuisine. Join our Cookpad Ambassador Angie, aka Miss Fluffy, as she connects to our Zoom Kitchen from her home kitchen near Lombardy, to teach us how to make homemade carbonara (veggie alternative option available). Then enjoy a week filled with risotto, gnocchi, pasta, arancini and focaccia 🍝
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your carbonara ingredients and watch the full session with Miss Fluffy here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Miss Fluffy on her recipe 🎥
Week 2 - Spain 🇪🇸
13th - 19th July
In week 2 we will land in Spain where we will learn to make a traditional Paella Valenciana in our Cookpad Zoom Kitchen with Pedro aka Cooking With Peggs. We can’t guarantee the UK sun will shine, but we can promise you a week filled with sangria, tapas and gazpacho 💃💃💃💃
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your paella ingredients and watch the full session with Cooking With Peggs here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Pedro on his recipe 🎥
Week 3 - Greece 🇬🇷
20th - 26th July
On our last stop in Europe, we are heading to beautiful Greece. Kick back and relax this week as we make pork souvlaki with Greek salad and flatbreads, with published author Paul, aka RECIPES FROM MY TRAVELS in our Cookpad Zoom Kitchen. Then spend the week enjoying Greek mezze, moussaka, dolmades and baklava ☀️
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your souvlaki ingredients and watch the full session with Paul from RECIPES FROM MY TRAVELS here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Paul on his recipe 🎥
Week 4 - Japan 🇯🇵
27th July - 2nd August
In our fourth week we land in Japan for the start of our tour of Asia. This week we will be treated to a session making authentic Japanese home cooking Sanshoku Bento with Aunty Eiko and Liarra, who will join us from their home kitchen in Yokohama Japan. Expect a flavour-filled week learning how to make sushi, gyoza, ramen, onigiri and tempura 🍣 🥟
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your Bento ingredients and watch the full session with Eiko and Liarra here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Eiko on her recipe 🎥
Week 5 - Malaysia 🇲🇾
3rd - 9th August
Next stop in our food tour is Malaysia. This week, in our Zoom Kitchen session we will be making Curry Laksa, led by Zaleha Olpin from Malaysian Kitchen UK and author of the cookbook My Rendang Isn't Crispy. Join us this week for food delights including rendang, nasi lemak, laksa, roti jala, pulled tea and noodles 🍜
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your laksa ingredients and watch the full session with Zaleha here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Zaleha on her recipe 🎥
Week 6 - Thailand 🇹🇭
10th - 16th August
In week 6 we are heading to Thailand. It wouldn’t be a trip to Thailand without a Masterclass from Cookpad’s own Yui Miles. Join Yui in our Zoom Kitchen this week and learn to master a traditional Pad Thai, then experience a delicious week filled with tasty Thai curries, tom yum goong, Som Tam and popular desserts like Thai sweet sticky rice with mango 🌶
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your Pad Thai ingredients and watch the full session with Yui here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Yui on her recipe 🎥
Week 7 - India 🇮🇳 & Bangladesh 🇧🇩
17th - 23rd August
In our penultimate week, we will be touring India and Bangladesh. In this exciting week, cook with Nasrin, aka Bhorta Bari in our Cookpad Zoom kitchen making traditional Bangladeshi fare of Egg Korma & Pilau Rice. Then enjoy a week filled with curry, samosas, naan breads, chutneys, rice and so much more! 🍛
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your curry and rice ingredients and watch the full session with Nasrin here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Nasrin aka Bhorta Bari on her recipe 🎥
**Week 8 - Mexico 🇲🇽
24th - 30th August
Last but not least, in the final stop of our food tour, come to Mexico with us for a magical culinary adventure. At midday UK time on Wednesday we will be making Chicken Burritos with Emily from Emily's Home Cooked Kitchen.
🎥 Missed the Zoom Kitchen? Don't worry, gather your burrito ingredients and watch the full session with Emily here. Don't forget to take a photo of your finished dish and share it with Emily on her recipe 🎥
How to join us on our Global Summer Food Tour -
- If you don't already have one, create a free Cookpad account.
- Join our weekly Cookpad Zoom kitchen session led by our global home cooks - see the full dates and times of each session on Facebook here.
- Cooksnap the recipe from the weekly Cookpad Zoom Kitchen session and tick it off on your Global Cooksnap Passport*
- Share new recipes inspired by our country of the week for the chance to be featured on our social media and in our newsletters.
*Complete your entire Global Cooksnap Passport by cooking along at each weekly Zoom kitchen session, or if you are unable to attend, cook the dish in your own time during the week and send the original author your Cooksnap to mark it off on your passport. Every cook who completes a full Cooksnap Passport will be:
- featured on our social media channels with a Cooksnap image compilation and Cookpad profile page highlight
- awarded a digital certificate in recognition of completing their Global Food Tour
Download your PDF Global Food Tour Passport here and mark off each country as you 'visit' it from your kitchen.
Don't forget to share your own food tour-inspired recipes on Cookpad and we will include them in our End of Tour Ebook*! Simply share a recipe inspired by any of the countries that we 'visit' and use the hashtag #globalfoodtour to have your recipe included 🎉
*To be included in the Ebook, recipes must have a full method, ingredients list and a clear main photograph
**Due to the current circumstances in Lebanon, we have decided to end our food tour in Mexico rather than Lebanon. Our thoughts are with all of those affected by this terrible event ❤️❤️