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Korean Temple Cooking: Lessons on Life and Buddhism, with Recipes, the Life and Work of Jeongkwan Snim

✍️ Seelmann, Hoo Nam
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🏛 Hardie Grant Books 📅 2025 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781964786186
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📝 Description: Korean Temple Cooking: Lessons on Life and Buddhism, with Recipes, the Life and Work of Jeongkwan Snim

"Korean Temple Cooking celebrates the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally and with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed "the Philosopher Chef" by the New York Times, who was the subject of the first episode of Netflix's Chef's Table Season 3. Follow Snim through the seasons at a Korean Buddhist temple and learn to preserve, cook, and savor all that nature has to offer. Recipes are arranged by season, with special extra sections on rice, noodles, tofu, kimchi, seasonings, and more. Essays and interviews give a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings, and even a look at the architecture of the temple and attire worn there. An expansive and breathtaking chronicle, Korean Temple Cooking is the coffee table book you'll want to cook out of all year round."--Provided by publisher.

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This volume functions primarily as a visual and philosophical exploration rather than a standard instructional manual. It suits readers who enjoy food writing that intertwines with spirituality and cultural history. However, it may disappoint those seeking quick, weeknight dinner solutions or precise metric measurements without context. The dense essays on architecture and attire might also alienate cooks looking purely for technical guidance. While beautifully curated for aesthetic appeal, the practical utility depends heavily on the reader’s patience for narrative over rapid-fire recipe steps.
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Eatbook Family editorial team

This volume functions primarily as a visual and philosophical exploration rather than a standard instructional manual. It suits readers who enjoy food writing that intertwines with spirituality and cultural history. However, it may disappoint those seeking quick, weeknight dinner solutions or precise metric measurements without context. The dense essays on architecture and attire might also alienate cooks looking purely for technical guidance. While beautifully curated for aesthetic appeal, the practical utility depends heavily on the reader’s patience for narrative over rapid-fire recipe steps.

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