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Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History

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The spicy tang of kimchi, the richness of Korean barbecue, the hearty flavors of bibimbap: Korean cuisine is savored internationally for its diversity of ingredients and flavors. Michael Pettid offers here a lushly illustrated historical account of Korean food and its intricate relationship with the nation’s culture.

Over the last twelve centuries, Korean food dishes and their complex preparations have evolved at the side of the larger cultural and political upheaval experienced by the nation. Pettid charts this historical development of the cuisine, exploring the ways in which regional distinctions and historical transformations played out within the Korean diet—including the effects of wartime food shortages and preparation techniques. Underlying a lot of these dishes are complicated philosophical and aesthetic considerations, and Pettid delves into their have an effect on on the whole lot from the rituals associated with group meals or drinks with friends to the stern rules governing combinations of dishes and ingredients in step with temperature, texture, spices, color, and consistency.

Featuring a batch of mouthwatering recipes and over a hundred vivid photographs of a striking array of dishes, Korean Cuisine is an incisive and engaging investigation into the relationship between Korean culture and food for you to spice up the bookshelves of foodies and scholars alike.

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