Growing up in a Korean Kitchen or Favorite Pickles and Relishes

Growing up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook

Author: Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall

Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall, a graduate of the English Department at Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea, began her serious culinary and cultural research while living in Europe in the 1970's. In 1983, after receiving a certificate from the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Paris, France, she continued her culinary studies in Seoul and in Southeast Asia. She has written two novels, one which won a Korean literary prize and was made into a popular movie produced by Korea's eminent director, Shin Sang-ok. She lives with her husband in Washington DC.

Library Journal

Although Korean food is poised to become the next favorite Asian cuisine, there are relatively few cookbooks on the subject. Hepinstall's book is both more ambitious than Jenny Kwak's Dok Suni (LJ 11/15/98) and more wide-ranging than Deborah Coultrip-Davis and Young Sook Ramsey's vegetarian Flavors of Korea (LJ 9/15/98). One of 12 children, she provides a personal glimpse of a disappearing way of life as well as a detailed introduction to traditional Korean cuisine (she even includes her family's recipe for soy sauce). American readers may recognize some of the dishes from Korean restaurants, but many will be new. The section on main dishes covers rice and cereals, soups and porridges, and noodles and dumplings, with a whole chapter devoted to kimchi, a signature dish; in addition to side dishes, desserts, and beverages, there are separate chapters on Korean barbecue and special-occasion recipes. Hepinstall writes well and knowledgeably, and her photographs of family and her visits to her homeland illustrate the text. Strongly recommended. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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Favorite Pickles and Relishes

Author: Andrea Chesman

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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