[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Published on 2016/08/27

A North Korean becomes the first defector "Master Chef", learn how to make spicy pork bulgogi with My Korea Kitchen, Robin Ha's cookbook combines recipes with her love of comics, and cook your favourite South Korean dishes at home with "Our Korean Kitchen".

"Lee Myung Ae becomes first defector 'Master Chef'"

Lee Mying Ae is the first North Korean chef to be awarded the prestigious title of "Master Chef". In this interview you'll hear more about her fascinating history, her hopes, and how she feels about being selected as a "Master Chef": "At one point in my life, I simply thought of making money for myself with the restaurant that I owned. But I decided to give the 'Master Chef' title one last shot", Lee said. "Life is not all about money. I believe it is my duty as a North Korean defector to continuously explore what is common between South and North Korean food and ultimately bring the two countries closer together". Congratulations!

...READ ON DAILY NK

"SPICY PORK BULGOGI RICE BOWL"

Author, cook, and photographer Sue from My Korea Kitchen's latest recipe is sure to be a popular one: spicy pork bulgogi rice bowl. This easy-to-make dish contains so much of what we love about Korea food, and it takes only about 40 minutes total to make! "Spicy pork bulgogi rice bowl is an easy and delicious meal made with Korea's signature spicy pork BBQ stir fry and hot steamed rice. The BBQ pork is coated with addictively spicy sauce and it is sure to please anyone who loves spicy food".

...READ ON MY KOREN KITCHEN

"Questions about Korean food? Let Robin Ha draw you a picture"

The Splendid Table interviews Robin Ha about her "visually creative" cooking book: "Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes". Robin's book combines your more traditional cooking book with beautifully drawn images to help inspire you to try your hand at Korean food. Robin has enjoyed comics ever since she was a young girl, and now she's been able to pair that passion with K-food: "I loved it [reading comics] so much that I couldn't think of anything else to do with my life other than writing and drawing comics".

...READ ON THE SPLENDID TABLE

"Our Korean Kitchen: Recipes from Asia's best kept secret"

Whether you're a novice or an experience cook, Jordan Bourke and Rekina Pyo's cookbook, "Our Korean Kitchen", will help you create some of the most popular and sought-after dishes coming out of Korea today. "Alongside the recipes there are notes on dining etiquette, a list of key ingredients that are used throughout the book and how and when to use many of the side dishes", and in this post on the Independent you find a few example recipes from their books to try yourself.

...READ ON THE INDEPENDENT