Every family owns at least one recipe that tells a special story.

60 nationalities of KAUST shared their favorite recipes and want to invite you to a culinary journey around the world.

During the past 5 years, community member Melanie Balkner-Zielke, and former community members Philippa Arkley and Eric Bakken created a cookbook featuring the diverse tastes of the KAUST community. They cooked with over 200 community members and gathered stories from all over the world. This book is more than just a cookbook, so there is no need to be a passionate chef in your kitchen! It is a storybook about people from 60 different nationalities who open their kitchens to share their traditional food culture with the reader.

It is a wonderful souvenir from KAUST, great memories can be cherished and those who are arriving new get a taste of the endless diversity of culture, cuisine, tradition, and life here at KAUST.

To order the KAUST Cookbook, email TheKAUSTCookBook@gmail.com or order through the KAUST procurement system. Melanie Balkner-Zielke is a registered KAUST vendor.