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Title: Dok Suni by Jenny Kwak, Liz Fried ISBN: 0-312-19261-4 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy to understand, very inviting
Comment: As I moved out of the house, away from mother's cooking, I reealized that I needed something in English to try to even remotely replace the home cooked meals of my mother. Speaking little Korean myself I needed a cookbook that spoke to me, a second generation Korean male. This book did. In fact, I loved the recipes so much that I even visited the actual Dok Suni.
Nothing will replace mom's cooking; but this book helps you feel like you are your own guest.
My only stink is that I wished it was a bit more descriptive, more emphasis on preparation. Some recipes were so descriptive; others seemed rushed as if the author did not like the dish herself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Korean cookbook I've come across.
Comment: My mother has recently begun to share her own recipes with me, and I've found that the recipes in Dok Suni are the closest approximations to hers. I think it's ridiculous to argue that these recipes are somehow not "authentic" because they don't taste like your mother's, or your boyfriend's, or your best girlfriend's. Korean food preparation will vary from family to family, as well it should. The quantities of ingredients are basically right on the nose (yes, that's the right amount of marinade for 1 pound of meat; and if you don't like it, double or triple the recipe--it'll just give you leftover marinade). The recipes are simple, and I am relieved to find a cookbook that makes good food accessible to everyone. Food that is eaten at home SHOULD be easy to prepare: we should not be intimidated by recipes so much that we are afraid to cook. These recipes are about as simple as Korean cooking gets, but in no way are they inauthentic or unsatisfying. Every bite of every recipe I have prepared has instantly transported me to a time when I could only look with wide eyes at the food my mother had prepared for me and hope that one day I would be able to make the same kind of food for myself and for the people whom I love. If you buy no other Korean cookbook, buy this one.
Rating: 3
Summary: hmmm....so so
Comment: I was trying to follow the Cold Buckwheat Noodle Soup recipe. I couldn't find beef satay in the grocery store to save my life. I even went to a Korean store. Maybe, it's named differently. I looked up the the definition of Beef Satay. I still couldn't figure it out. Maybe my college degree was worthless, or perhaps this book isn't all that friendly to me. I'm trying another Korean Cookbook.
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Title: Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook by Hi Sooshin Hepinstall ISBN: 1580082815 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Korean Home Cooking (Essential Asian Kitchen Series) by Soon Yung Chung ISBN: 0794650066 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Kimchee Cookbook: Fiery Flavors and Cultural History of Korea's National Dish by Kim Man-Jo, Lee Kyou-Tae, Lee O-Young ISBN: 9625935061 Publisher: Periplus Editions Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Korean Cuisine by Young Sook Choi, Wei-Chuan Publishing ISBN: 0941676803 Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Traditional Korean Cooking Snacks and Basic Side Dishes (Traditional Korean Cooking) by Chin-Hwa Noh ISBN: 0930878485 Publisher: Weatherhill Inc. Pub. Date: 01 June, 1985 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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