The Korean Cookbook

’Stunning and comprehensive.’ - Vogue

’Nothing short of miraculous. A paradigm-shifting achievement comparable to Larousse Gastronomique.’ - Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko

350 authentic and delicious Korean recipes for the home cook, written by the perfect guides to this extraordinary cuisine - an acclaimed Korean chef and a Korean culinary expert

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 JP Park and culinary researcher, chef, and writer 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.

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 culinary historian, researcher, lecturer, and writer in Korea. For the past decade, she has been the executive R&D chef of the Korean Culinary Research Center at Sempio Foods. She is Academy Vice Chair of Korea & China for World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.