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Korean Temple Cooking
Lessons on Life and Buddhism, with Recipes, the Life and Work of Jeongkwan Snim
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Korean Temple Cooking is a love letter to the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed “the Philosopher Chef” by the...
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Description
Korean Temple Cooking is a love letter to the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed “the Philosopher Chef” by the New York Times.
Jeongkwan Snim was the subject of the opening 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 savour 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 provide a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings and branches, 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 from all year round.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781964786186
Publisher: Hardie Grant US
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Hardie Grant US
Illustration: Full color throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 41.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 1328g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Dr. Hoo Nam Seelmann is a journalist and author, born and raised in South Korea. She lives in Switzerland. Véronique Hoegger is a Swiss photographer who works in the fields of portraits, reportage, interiors, food still life, and fashion.
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