Low-Fat Korean Cooking: Fish, Shellfish & Veg.

Rating:
Summary: Found a crowd pleaser
Review: My only regret is that I found out later that you can get this book as part of the compilation "Practical Korean Cooking." Anyway, I tried some of the recipes for my Korean-American friends. One of my signature dishes is now the Hobakchon - fried zucchini. It came out quite tasty. Next I'll try the cold seeweed and cucumber soup. What I like best about the book is the many color pictures. It was helpful, esp. since Korean food, like many Asian cuisines, is as much about presentation as taste.

Rating:
Summary: Found a crowd pleaser
Review: My only regret is that I found out later that you can get this book as part of the compilation "Practical Korean Cooking." Anyway, I tried some of the recipes for my Korean-American friends. One of my signature dishes is now the Hobakchon - fried zucchini. It came out quite tasty. Next I'll try the cold seeweed and cucumber soup. What I like best about the book is the many color pictures. It was helpful, esp. since Korean food, like many Asian cuisines, is as much about presentation as taste.

Rating:
Summary: Cluttered format. There are better Korean books out there.
Review: This was my first Korean cookbook and I am not that impressed with it. What is good about it is that there are many photographs (step-by-step for most recipes which is very nice), the recipes are all lowfat and healthy, and the recipes are very representative of what Koreans actually eat. Many Asian dishes are very Americanized these days. Anyway, my main issue with this book is that some of the ingredients are going to be impossible to find unless you live in an area that has a substantial Korean population and Korean market. I find the organization of the ingredients and instructions for each recipe to be very cluttered. The pages actually look too "busy." I also prefer my ingredients to be in list format and the ingredient lists in this book are in a paragraph-like format. There are much better Korean cookbooks out there. Get something else.

Rating:
Summary: Cluttered format. There are better Korean books out there.
Review: This was my first Korean cookbook and I am not that impressed with it. What is good about it is that there are many photographs (step-by-step for most recipes which is very nice), the recipes are all lowfat and healthy, and the recipes are very representative of what Koreans actually eat. Many Asian dishes are very Americanized these days. Anyway, my main issue with this book is that some of the ingredients are going to be impossible to find unless you live in an area that has a substantial Korean population and Korean market. I find the organization of the ingredients and instructions for each recipe to be very cluttered. The pages actually look too "busy." I also prefer my ingredients to be in list format and the ingredient lists in this book are in a paragraph-like format. There are much better Korean cookbooks out there. Get something else.