The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma’s Kitchen

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The dazzling debut cookbook from Joanne Lee Molinaro, the home cook and spellbinding storyteller behind the online sensation @thekoreanvegan

Joanne Lee Molinaro has captivated millions of fans with her powerfully moving personal tales of love, family, and food. In her debut cookbook, she shares a collection of her favorite Korean dishes, some traditional and some reimagined, as well as poignant narrative snapshots that have shaped her family history.
 
As Joanne reveals, she’s often asked, “How can you be vegan and Korean?” Korean cooking is, after all, synonymous with fish sauce and barbecue. And although grilled meat is indeed prevalent in some Korean food, the ingredients that filled out bapsangs on Joanne’s table growing up—doenjang (fermented soybean paste), gochujang (chili sauce), dashima (seaweed), and more—are fully plant-based, unbelievably flavorful, and totally Korean. Some of the recipes come straight from her childhood: Jjajangmyun, the rich Korean-Chinese black bean noodles she ate on birthdays, or the humble Gamja Guk, a potato-and-leek soup her father makes. Some pay homage: Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake is an ode to the two foods that saved her mother’s life after she fled North Korea.
 
The Korean Vegan Cookbook is a rich portrait of the immigrant experience with life lessons that are universal. It celebrates how deeply food and the ones we love shape our identity.

From the Publisher

Kimchi Stew

Korean Pear Slaw

Omma’s BBQ Sauce

Pecan Paht Pie

Ponytail Kimchi

Power Bowl

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 12, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593084276
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593084274
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.46 x 1.1 x 10.24 inches
Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ The Korean Vegan
Best Sellers Rank: #19,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Korean Cooking, Food & Wine #25 in Vegetable Cooking (Books) #49 in Vegan Cooking (Books)
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