From galley to kitchen: Stella Maris celebrates seafarers’ recipes

Maritime charity Stella Maris is celebrating the cooking skills, resourcefulness and food traditions of seafarers and fishers through a new cookbook, with all profits from the sale of the book supporting those who work at sea and their families.

The Seafarers’ Cookbook brings together recipes and personal stories from around the world, offering readers a taste of life at sea and the dishes that connect crews to home. It provides an opportunity to recognise the ingenuity of those preparing meals at sea, where limited supplies, tight budgets and changing schedules can make feeding a crew a daily challenge.

Published by Stella Maris and sponsored by Tindall Riley, Managers of Britannia P&I Club, the book grew from a campaign inviting seafarers to share meals that keep them going on board: breakfasts that fuel the working day, comforting dishes that bring crews together and snacks for a busy watch.

Cooking for crews with different tastes and backgrounds calls for skill and imagination. The collection celebrates the resourcefulness involved in preparing varied, satisfying meals in those circumstances, alongside recipes that hold special meaning for the people who make them.

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