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The Korean Cookbook

The Korean Cookbook celebrates traditional regional dishes and everyday food found in home kitchens from Seoul to Jeju Island.

This stunning collection features more than 350 recipes organized into traditional Korean meals, including pantry staples, fermented foods, rice, vegetable dishes, raw food, noodles, stir-fries, grilled meats, soups, stews, hotpots, noodles, dumplings, porridges, rice cakes, and desserts.

Acclaimed Atomix Chef Junghyun ‘JP’ Park & Chef Jungyoon Choi share their years of research and expertise, together with their knowledge of the ingredients, culture, and traditions of Korean food in this, the first comprehensive book on Korean home cooking, expansive in breadth and approach and filled with tasty and achievable authentic recipes for the home cook.

What People Are Saying

“The Korean Cookbook by Junghyun Park and Jungyoon Choi is nothing short of miraculous. A paradigm-shifting achievement comparable to Larousse Gastronomique, this extraordinary labor of love is an essential guide to all who want to not just cook well but to imagine a new culinary aesthetic through understanding what is true about a nation’s culinary history.”

— Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a National Book Award Finalist

“The Korean Cookbook pays homage to the true essence of hansik. Written by masters of their craft, this book shares with the world the depth of this art and technique. It is an essential tool for anyone who wants to understand Korean cuisine.”

— Eric Ripert, Chef

“Stunning and comprehensive.”

— Vogue

“The new definitive culinary reference for chefs and home cooks who are interested in Korean culinary culture.”

— Foreword Reviews

'“For anyone looking to master Korean cooking or go deep on Korean food, there’s no more comprehensive read than this.”

— Robb Report

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  • Junghyun (JP) Park is an acclaimed chef born and raised in Seoul. With his wife, Ellia Park, he runs three restaurants in New York – Atoboy, Naro, and Atomix (2 Michelin stars, 3 stars from the New York Times). In 2022, Park received the Art of Hospitality Award from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, as well as reaching #33 for Atomix (the highest rank of an American restaurant).

  • Jungyoon Choi is a chef, culinary researcher and writer with 25 years of experience working in Spain, Australia and Korea. For the past decade, She was trained at Alicia Foundation and El Bulli and now she is executive R&D chef of the Korean Culinary & Fermentation Research Center at Sempio Foods. She is Academy Vice Chair of Korea & China for World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

  • Established 1923, Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts. Phaidon work with the world's most influential authors to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food, and travel, and illustrated books for children.

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