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This title helps you discover the secrets of one of the world's great hidden cuisines, defined by strong flavours and complex tastes. Over 75 deliciously fiery, aromatic and robust recipes include classic dishes, regional specialities, home-kitchen favourites, and sizzling street food. A fascinating introduction explains the history of Korean cooking, followed by a visual guide to all the traditional ingredients and how to prepare and use them. There are over 300 colour photographs, with stunning pictures of every finished dish. It features easy-to-follow illustrated step-by-step instructions to ensure perfect results every time. This book sets out to reveal the secrets of this great, unexplored, centuries-old culinary tradition in a way that is accessible, understandable, practical and achievable in the Western kitchen. It opens with a comprehensive introduction to the history, flavours and styles of this unique cuisine, including everything you need to know about regional and local ingredients, classic equipment and special skills and techniques.Then come the treasures: delicious, fiery, aromatic and robust recipes which form a collection that summarises the classic Korean repertoire. Each recipe has a detailed ingredients list, a breakdown table of nutritional values, cooking instructions and a colour photograph of the finished dish. ... Read more

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In English and Korean with photo cards with recipes. Recipes: Meat Dumplings, Fried and Steamed Chicken with vegetables, Cold Noodles, Mixed Rice with Vegetables, Meatball Soup, Korean Hors d'oeuvres, Fried Green Peppers and more. ... Read more

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This book takes an unprecedented comparative approach in examining East Asia. Part in-depth reference, part handy guidebook this manual serves both travelers and students of Mainland China, Japan, and South Korea. Blending detailed maps with history and contemporary cultural similarities and differences, this book provides the most up-to-date information on the pulse of East Asia. ... Read more

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China, Japan, Korea Culture & Customs
Great read, provides a real world present day knowledge of Eas Asia, from a hands on perspective of a person who has lived there, without any political agenda.This book is perfect for those yearning for more indepth knowledge of what East Asis is really like and how it got to be this way, as well as for those planning to travel to the region.Finally, a book that can serve as a handy reference and a guide that is an easy and enjoyable read that will keep you turning pages. Highly recommended. ... Read more

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This delightful and personal cookbook introduces the Western reader to a varied, popular and always lively national cuisine. Korean food, with its emphasis on fresh, crunchy salads; lightly steamed and dressed vegetables; rice, beans and noodles; and marinaded charcoal-grilled meats, fish and poultry, is a diet perfectly suited to the tastes and the the health-conscious concerns of diners and adventurous cooks today.

About one hundred and fifty easy-to-follow recipes teach the home cook the secrets of a hitherto little known cuisine. There are recipes for classics such as pajon (scallion pancake), bulgogi (soy-and-sesame marinaded beef), chapchae (a delicious noodle and vegetable medley), pimbimpap (a one-dish mixture of rice and any assortment of cultivated and wild vegetables and roots), and of course kim chi in all its fiery manifestations.

This is not a book, however, that tries slavishly to recreate Korean foods as enjoyed yesterday or today in Korea. Third-generation Korean Marc Millon, author of numerous book on food and wine in France, Italy, Spain, Britain and elsewhere, understands the difficulties of recreating local and national foods outside of context or country. Not only are ways of eating very different, there can also be difficulties in getting the full range of authentic ingredients and foodstuffs. This book, therefore, also includes second- and third-generation Korean recipes, refined and perfected by the author, who learned them from both his Korean grandmother, Bok Dok Sur, and from his mother Korina Kim.Above all, the overriding criteria in recipe selection is that the end results are delicious and give a true flavour of of an exciting country and cuisine.

Flavours of Korea is written for both the practical cook and the armchair cook. Illustrated with Kim Millon's superb photographs and line drawings, it tells not only of the tastes but also of the sights, sounds and traditions of town and country.

Much more than just a cookbook, it is based on thorough knowledge, personal experiences and journal notes from their own travels in Korea, and on stories and recipes recounted by Marc's octogenarian Korean grandmother. Above all, it is a culinary journey into a vividly different but always delicious culture and country. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

great book for beginners to korean cooking
I was given this book by one of my Korean friends after I expressed an interest in learning how to cook Korean food. The recipies are easy tofollow for those not familiar with the ingredients and processes of cookingKorean.I also enjoyed the stories that the author included about hisgrandmother and his travels to Korea. I have recommended this book tofriends who want to learn about Korean food.

Not Authentic
This book is interesting in that Marc writes about his Korean grandmother who immigrated to Hawaii and created adaptations of Korean cooking.For instance there are recipes for Korean pancakes that closely resemble theAmerican kind that you with Aunt Jemima Syrup on them.Some of the dishesare close but they are more or less adaptations or interpretations ofKorean cooking.They are not dishes the way Korean nationals would cookthem.Being Korean and after eating Korean food for 35 years; I found someof the dishes unrecognizable.

The stories are interesting though and thetext is well written.

Interesting cookbookbut not authentic
Marc Millon writes wonderful stories about Korean and his grandmother's kitchen, but several of the recipes were not very authentic-but more or less adaptations or interpretations of authentic Korean cuisine.

Delicious recipes and wonderful stories
I really enjoyed reading this book as much as I loved trying the recipes.Every one I tried was delicious, especially the pibimbap, the kuksu and, of course, the pulgogi.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Korean cooking.

This cookbook is as easy to read as it is to cook from.
We have a Korean friend who visited us recently. Inspired by her cooking, I checked the local library. This was one of the books I found. This was by far the best of the library's selections. Korean cooking is much more palatable to the Occidental palate than, say, Japanese cooking. For instance, Koreans eat beef. Our friend is a master cook and so I was looking for a cookbook whose recipes were as close as possible to the way I observed our friend cooking; and this book was it. Not only are the recipes authentic and simple, made the way Yong Sun cooked for us while she was here, the commentary shares the culture in a way that makes me eager to visit Korea some day. And I finally found a kimchi recipe that I like (and can eat without losing all feeling in my tongue...) ... Read more

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Interest in the cuisines of Eastern Asia has never been greater. What better time for a new edition of this classic Korean cookbook, complete with a fresh new design throughout and a beautiful new cover? With its intriguing flavors and generous spice, Korean cuisine is one of the most exciting Asian cuisines and, featuring leafy greens, grains, and an abundance of seafood, one of the most healthful as well. The Korean Kitchen includes more than 140 tantalizing, easy-to-follow recipes for soups, salads, fritters, pancakes, fish and shellfish, barbecue, noodles, and, of course, the Korean national favorite: pickled vegetables, or kimchi. Complete with a history of the cuisine, a glossary, and tips on serving a traditional meal, The Korean Kitchen leads the way to homemade Korean fare. ... Read more

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Best one so far =D and it's getting alot of wear
Tastey authintic food with good short cultral descriptions. Easy recipies lots of spicey stuff and some really inexpensive ones. If you r having probs finding stuff save up and head to a big city. some example stores to look up are Ranch 99, Pal Doo World, Bo Han market. they are in Washington state but I think they might be in a few others. Most cultures love to share their info so if you can find some asian/islander/oriental people ask them. Most go to the same stores and if you can't find them then go to authintic resturants and ask them.

Good not spectacular recipes, variety, easy to read and make recipes
I have quite a few Asian and other cookbooks. I have been to several Korean restaurants, tried some and found recipes in these books I have and on the internet. My two kids gave me this book as a present (it is the older one from 1993). The author writes for many magazines but it seems like he is more a traveler then a chef. But still he must like the food enough to be able to write about it and post the 140 recipes in the book. The book does not have photos but that does not bother me. I can cook and I don't need the fancy photos. It isthe ingredients and the instructions that are important. The ingredients are easy to find and use. American based measurements are used so you don't have to hunt. The Seng Sun bulgogi BBQ(spiced fish) was very good (9.7/10). I marinated the fish with the paste and put the fish on my gas grill. Fish came out great with a little kick to it and a level above average stuff which is what I look for. It was different. There is a good variety of recipes for kimchi (spiced cabbage), vegetables, soups, rice and noodles and meat and poultry.I've only gotten started but you can bet I will try more of the recipes. It's a good place to start with Korean recipes if you want to go beyond regular Chinese. (PS Don't be scared that the recipes might be too hot.They aren't but you can always scale the ingredients up or down a bit. So don't let Korean, Thai, Vietnamese or other Asian foods scare you away because you think it is too spicy (which is what I always hear). You don't know what you are missing if you don't go beyond Chinese.)

McDonald's?
I shy away from cookbooks written by non-native authors in general, but I do give them a chance. And whereas this cookbook is slightly more comprehensive than most Korean cookbooks, there are no pictures and without them one is left to one's own devices when it comes to food presentation.

Another concern: the author admits in his preface that during his trips to Korea, he'd "take breaks" from the cuisine by visiting McDonald's to "sooth his tongue." If the author doesn't enjoy the cuisine he's reviewing/compiling, perhaps the McDonald's Corporation might be willing to subsidize his next project?

I re-sold my copy.

Good supliment cookbook.
I bought this book to supliment the Dok Suni cookbook after I had been using it for more then a year.There is a lot of options and variety in this book with background information on where and when he found each dish.There isn't really any pictures (as has been mentioned) but if you already know the basics of Korean cooking this is a great book to add to your library.I would rate it just behind Dok Suni for Korean cookbooks and the two are the only Korean cookbooks I have tried I would recommend to others.

Not THE choice for those new to Korean food
My mother was Korean and I ate her cooking and that of her friends all my life. I've eaten at a number of different Korean restaurants. No one cooks dishes exactly the same, so don't be surprised if you've eaten Korean food & when you make the recipes in this book, they don't taste exactly like what you've had before. There's an exhaustive supply of tasty, easy-to-follow recipes here; however, one thing you won't get in this book is illustration--there is not one picture or photo in it.If you're a person who likes to know what a dish is supposed to look like when it's cooked, and you're NOT familiar with Korean food, get this book as your backup, not your primer. Note--There is a metric conversion chart in back for those who don't use US measurements. Here's a tip: There are number of sites online that have fantastic recipes and pictures.Do a Google search for "Korean recipes." The pictures you find on some of the sites will give you an idea of what your dish should look like and will leave your mouth watering. ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Soft Drinks in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Soft Drinks industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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Datamonitor's Food Retail in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Food Retail industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of Food Retail in South Korea’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of Food Retail in South Korea
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
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Customer Reviews (2)

The Best Korean cookbook ever!
These recipes are very easy to follow, turn out great, and have great color photographs to help show how the dish should turn out.There is accurate nutritional information listing how many calories, fat, protein... are present in each dish.This is also the only cookbook I've ever seen that explains some Korean holidays and traditions in the back.Extremely cool.

looking for an authentic Korean cookbook?
In my search for an authentic Korean cookbook, I came across this one which a Korean friend of mine obtained from his mother's alma mater's alumnai association back in Korea.The recipes are easy to understand,make sense, and seem to turn out well.The only drawback is that itdoesn't have as many recipes as I hoped. ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Spirits in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Spirits industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of Spirits in South Korea’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of Spirits in South Korea
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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Datamonitor's Tobacco in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Tobacco industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of Tobacco in South Korea’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of Tobacco in South Korea
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Datamonitor's Drinks: South Korea Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the South Korea Drinks industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape. This incisive report provides expert analysis with distinct chapters for Beer, Hot Drinks, Soft Drinks, Spirits and Wine

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation for Beer, Hot Drinks, Soft Drinks, Spirits and Wine
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Datamonitor's Agricultural Products in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Agricultural Products industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
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Datamonitor's Beer in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Beer industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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This report is part of a series of 52 individual country reports analysing the market for ready-to-drink tea. It covers the time period of 1998-2003 and forecasts to the year 2008. Analysis includes the latest on-trade vs off trade sales statistics, comprehensive sector sales breakdowns and company and brand share data. Use this Euromonitor analysis to develop market strategy, evaluate opportunities and threats and anticipate industry developments. ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Foodservice in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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Datamonitor's Hot Drinks in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the hot drinks industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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This report is part of a series of 52 individual country reports analysing the market for ready-to-drink coffee. It covers the time period of 1998-2003 and forecasts to the year 2008. Analysis includes the latest on-trade vs off trade sales statistics, comprehensive sector sales breakdowns and company and brand share data. Use this Euromonitor analysis to develop market strategy, evaluate opportunities and threats and anticipate industry developments. ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Food: South Korea Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the South Korea Food industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape. This incisive report provides expert analysis with distinct chapters for Agricultural Products, Confectionery, Dairy, Packaged Foods & Meats and Savory Snacks

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• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation for Agricultural Products, Confectionery, Dairy, Packaged Foods & Meats and Savory Snacks
• Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
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