Korean Home Cooking (Essential Asian Kitchen Series)

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Summary: Best Korean Cookbook I own...and I own plenty!
Review: Growing up in Korea for 17 years got me cooking Korean Food at least once a week. I even make my own Kimchee. Hard things for me to cook Korean Food are not knowing English names for certain ingredients and following Korean Cookbook Recipes that usually don't represent the taste I grew up with. Craving the food, and not living near Korean community got me to purchase many Korean Cookbooks both in Korean and English. One of the book I own that has high review in amazon.com, "Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook", doesn't even compare to this book. This book has great Korean Food history, and correct representation of Korean words..which lacks in "Growing..". Being a proud Korean, I was a little frustrated with "Growin.." book. "Korean Home Cooking" has beautiful pictures of food, great instructions..and for a change, recipe works! (I usually ommit some minor ingredients that I can't find in regular grocery stores..still successful) I am proud to own and recommend this book to my friends and family. I thought this book deserved my 1st review on amazon.com. I just wish the book was much thicker with many more great Korean food!!!!!

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Summary: i'm chinese but i love korean food!
Review: i got this book along with 6 other TERRIFIC korean cookbooks- and luckily this one was just as good! I'm not korean so i can't vouch for authenticity. but my taste buds give a big thumbs up! it has all the standard recipes that other cookbooks have kimchi, bulgogi, chapchae various porridges. (i like the marinated spinach in this book's version of chapchae (japchae)) I did find some new recipes though! stuffed black mushrooms with beef. seasoned whole chicken with carrots potatoes and onions- savory goodness. grilled chicken drumsticks. the names aren't out of this world- but the photos and the recipes are! i am curious to try the seobsanjeok- a type of meat patty that you grill. and the fried pork with green onions.

the photography is very similar to american cookbooks- meaning the food stylist probably works on a lot of american cookbooks- because i feel like i've seen these same pictures before only with hamburgers and apple pies in them! (if that makes any sense) i'm incredibly grateful for the conversion table in the back of the book- that even converts heating temperatures. i also like that the ingredient list has photographs as well.

as a cookbook collector- i love this book both visually and mouthwateringly! PLENTY of photographs and easy to follow instructions!

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Summary: I think most of the commenters are in agreement.
Review: I like this book alot, too. It gives great pictures that allow you to push forward and cook without much hesitation.

This is my first korean cookbook, the other cookbook I own is a sushi book. I'm not sure which one I like better. But the last meal I cooked, "Fresh vegetable Bibimbap", is the best meal I've had in a long time. I even got the bulgogi to taste like the restuarants I visited in Boston, with my Korean friends.

I like this book alot. I must cook more.

An addition:

The cultures that I have received have blessed me greatly. From food to principle, I have grown a lot.

Now, if someone gets a hold of this truth, it transforms them. Accepting other races, and other cultures or communities is the way to riches.

-Calvin Newman

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Summary: Best Korean cooking book out there...
Review: There seems to be two kinds of books out there when it comes to Korean Cuisine - those written by westerners that have no clue and get the ingredients wrong and those written by natives that use too many obscure ingredients and use strange recipes (like the book that has you boil apples to get the sweetness for bulgoki). This book is great because it is neither. It explains the basics in layperson's terms and has easy to follow recipes and good photos of the finished product. Finally - authentic korean cooking like mom used to make!

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Summary: Great Cookbook
Review: This is a great cookbook! The recipes are easy to understand and the pictures encourage you to make the dish. I highly recommend this book.