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(More customer reviews)I've been looking for a good Korean cookbook for ages and have already purchased 8 of them through various sources (Amazon being one of the main ones) and been disappointed almost every time. Not so with this one. I assumed from the somewhat cheesy cover that this book would be fairly Americanized and a gamble at best, but it's proven to be one of the most comprehensive Korean cookbooks out there. There are several sections which deal with things like table settings, manners, customs, and recipes for the most basic of sauces and dips that you will use over and over again. The back has a nice little index of useful information and illustrations that demonstrate various techniques in the cooking process. Also, the recipes are quite authentic and don't leave out important steps. The author tells you how to press the Dubu before cutting and frying it...which I know seems fairly simplistic...but you don't know how many countless cookbooks have left out that most important step when making fried tofu. I've tried several of the sauces and have been very satisfied with the flavors. The only downside is that I wish the author would have included useful substitutions when it came to the cuts of meat. Some of the pork and beef sections used were unclear on which cuts were used and were simply referred to as "pork" or "beef" even when you knew a specific cut was probably used.
Overall it's one of the best tools in my kimchee making kitchen. Another I recommend is Duk Suni's cookbook. Please avoid the Kimchee Cookbook and Flavors of Korea though, as the recipes in them are vague, missing steps, and or just not authentic.
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This book will enable anyone to start cooking Korean cuisine, even beginners.
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